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Too Much Tech Diminishes Work Relationships?

Posted by michael on from the too-much-salt-spoils-the-soup dept.

Lansdowne writes "The Seattle Times has an article today on Tim Sanders, a Yahoo exec who claims too much technology may be bad for your health. According to Sanders, small groups of engineers who went to completely electronic communication in their workgroups became 'very lonely, depressed, negative, anti-social, brilliant people.'"

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  1. could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    well, could it be?

  2. THIS ARTICLE IS TOTAL BULLSHIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. morons fending off other morons? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    like there's other stuff that really matters at these times?

    we don't mind a little unpopularity, but this aggressive PostBlock(tm) thing is silly. why bother? there's no going back. if you bulleave there is, lookout bullow.

    check your motiffs robbIE. we've nothing aghast you.

    hiding from the truth always hurts.

    the lights are coming up. we're in crisis mode. you can help.

    yOUR intentions/behaviours ARE relevant.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creator. get more oxygen on yOUR brains. vote with yOUR wallet. that's the spirit, moving you.

    pay attention. that's affordable, & provides immesurable returns.

    'invest' in yOUR community (possibly starting next door). be very careful of/thoughtful towards, each other. you're all we've got, here.

    pay no heed to the greed/fear based misinformers. your well being is not on their agenda.

    the current task remains planet/population rescue. yOUR intentions/behaviours are the recipe.

    each harmed innocent carries with it a bad toll. the felons are NOT going to be the wons who must do the reparations. it is you/us.

  4. in other news... by geoff+lane · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...water discovered to be wet ...fire is hot ...drinking at work breaks down barriers