We Need To Talk! – Exploring Community and Civil Society through Essays, Videos, Texts, and Photographs

There’s lots of speaking

But not much talking.

Or listening.

We need to talk

To each other.

Because if we don’t…

This is how we might end up:

The failure of digital technology…
What was supposed to connect us has disconnected us.

This website will explore the problem and some real-life solutions.

First, the problem

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The Algorithm for Dummies

If you don't know what the algorithm is and how it works, don't feel bad. You were not meant to. It is not meant to be understood because then you...

The Vertical Swipe

Social media, particularly on the cell phone, has already been doing what everyone is afraid Artificial Intelligence might do in he future -- destroy us.

Children and Cell Phones

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and John Stossel discuss the global concern of screen time and how it affects children.

Brain rot" is a slang term referring to a state of mental degradation or an intense preoccupation with low-quality, unchallenging online content, leading to cognitive decline, memory problems, and negative...

Shop and Talk. Gone.

Shop and talk, now gone...

Let’s Keep It Personal!

The pschological, biological, and social differences between face to face and cell phone conversation.

Now let’s look at some solutions

The Agora

I wish there were a name for it in English! The Agora was the birthplace of democracy in ancient Athens.

Doing It With Others!

This guy loves auto racing so much he got off the couch and volunteers as a steward at a race track.

Face to Face with Bernie in West Virginia

Face to face, Bernie and West Virginians and watch what happens!

Last Night at the Wild Hive

Shop and talk, now gone...

City Meets Country in the Pasture

An expert on the impact of the cell phone and child development.

A Community on Parade

A small town in rural America

Vibes Make Friends

New picture and text are coming.

The Harmony of Community

In good weather, on Monday evenings along the Rondout in Kingston, NY, people just seem to emerge into a park called The Strand. All kinds of people. Some strangers, some...