Feed up w/ New, New

Someone once said life is what happens while your busy making plans. I think this can be applied to the concept of new, new media.  Last night while on my way home I listened to a song entitled " I don't know why they say grown men don't cry". The song talks of many different instances in life where people realize what is ultimately most important to them.  Those were interactive experiences between people and memories of loved ones lost, and time that they cannot get back.  It really got me thinking, " how much of my life am I wasting on the internet and my cell phone?"
While I am adamant about my overall lack of enthusiasm about the new, new media explosion, I cannot sit here and say that it does not have its uses and that there is a lot of good that has come out of technological advancements. However, our "connectedness" as a society has gone overboard. 
You can look around a college classroom today and plainly see the effects media has had on students in class. You can look around a class room and there is usually one or more computers in the room, a projection screen, and most professors teach from power point.
Are these all good technological innovations? I think so, but then observe the students. How many have their head down and their phone out?  Most students cannot go 50 min or 1 hour and 15 mins without texting, or browsing, or playing a game or updating their Facebook or Twitter.  All the while missing information that can help them succeed in their future professions. 
Now, I'm prob being a bit drastic but, honestly what would you do without you phone or computer for a day? Or a week?  Track the amount of time you spend staring into a screen or punching away at a key board and then ask yourself what else you could have done with that time. 
As a society today what is more important to us: updating my Facebook status and stalking friends and ex's, or spending interactive quality time with people and loved ones because tomorrow is a gift, that we must not waste?
I chose to add this video as a reminder to people how important each day really is. A lot of people are blessed and fortunate to be in the position that they are.  They take for granted each day what life is like for other less fortunate people all the while they waste their time lost in meaningless technology.  Life is a gift and time can never be gotten back, so make the most of it while you can and everyonce in a while turn off the cell phone and take a break from your laptop and spend sometime with people you care about.