Seems the lack of electronic gizmo's to wrap oneself up into has caused city dwellers (and some country mice) to actually look each other in the eye and engage each other in conversation. Social archaeologists have been excavating older interaction tools from secret chambers--decks of cards, board games, photo albums--and using this forgotten 'conversation' mode to interact with each other whilst gathered around them.
This article states that people are actually coming from "powered" parts of the city to take part in what is occurring. This trend will be short lived I fear. As soon as services become widespread again, life can go on with people texting each other about nothing--whilst ignoring those around them... :quiet:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2067462.html
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