What a world we live in. Technology has enabled communications to make the world a smaller place. The latest news can be sent to the masses in seconds through the airwaves, down a wire, over a cathode ray, and straight into the eyeball. It can be wired via satellite from Rafha, Saudi Arabia to Ames, Iowa, set on the presses, delivered to your doorstep, and read by the always receptive eye. The need for interpersonal communication is suppressed by the mass media, especially as mediums continue to diversify so they can target specific audiences.
Technology also suppresses human interaction.
This is scary to me. At least we still talk to people when we buy food, probably not for long though. Think about how a person can call companies for paying bills or ordering items through touch tone telephones and voice mail. It frustrates me when I want to talk to a human being about making a phone call, but all I get are recordings. We also can maintain bank accounts without going to the bank because of ATMs.