Wednesday, April 20, 2011

SHIRLEY MACLAINE SAYS YOUTH OBSESSED WITH TECHNOLOGY

 

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Shirley MacLaine has criticized today's youth for being too obsessed with technology.

In an interview with PopEater, the actress said that she believes the swift availability of information that has come along with the internet age has allowed young people to forgo proper communication in favor of "faster" methods.

"I think the young people are so technologically-oriented. They love their toys and in loving their toys they are diminishing their communication skills," she explained. "They think it's faster communication and I guess it is on some level, but when you really get down to what we need in the world, it's more empathetic communication, more depth of communication, more sense of understanding who the people we're communicating with are."

She went on to say that the problem does not only affect American teenagers, but is starting to be seen elsewhere in the world, adding: "I think when we see what's happening in the Middle East, these kids who have the ability to say we want such and such and of course freedom is something we should all have, but it's all moving so fast with no institutional structures in place in order to maintain it.

"I think what's bothering me is the swiftness with which everybody's doing what they do and at the same time nothing's getting done."

MacLaine was honoured at the Santa Fe Film Festival in 2007 for her career achievements and work towards advancing the role of women in the industry.

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