This is a view that has been voiced periodically during the advance of human communication. There are certainly downsides just as there are positives. A nice en

This is a view that has been voiced periodically during the advance of human communication. There are certainly downsides just as there are positives. A nice encapsulation of the topic and it's counterpoint are presented by Paul Flatters in his BBC Four Thought talk: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/fourthought http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/fourthought MP3: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fourthought/fourthought_20120104-2059b.mp3 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fourthought/fourt...