Mobile doesnt replace physical connection

The thing that needs to be considered is: Does the ability to connect electronically with someone take the place of being physically connected? And I don’t think that it does. I think nothing will match the importance and the value of looking at someone face to face, being able to read their body language, being able to hug somebody, being able to just be with somebody. Last night someone said ‘You know, I finally went on to Second Life’, you know, which is virtual world. ‘I went on to Second Life and I was amazed at how emotional it was’. I said ‘Okay, what do you mean by that?’ And he said: ‘Well, there’s really something very powerful, even in a virtual environment of being side by side next to another breathing thinking feeling being, even if it’s just an avatar.’ I said ‘Okay, but how does that relate to sitting across from me at a table?’ He said: ‘Oh no, it’s not the same at all’.