Body language says a lot. When we make eye contact and take the time to see our surroundings, we exude confidence and we feel secure.
Certain body language is a reaction to our emotional state. One of the worst emotional states is shame. When someone feels shame, their shoulders hunch in, their head hangs and their gaze goes downward.
It occurred to me today after seeing a woman texting on the street, but not noticing the phone, that she looked like she was experiencing "shame." As someone that is on their phone often, this worried me.
What if I'm constantly taking on a body language that communicates shame simply by texting? What if muscle memory now makes me more quick to feel shame?
What are we doing to ourselves with this technology? I think there is likely to be very real physical and psychological ramifications to our current habits.
Time will tell. What do you think? Am I way off here? lil -Have you considered this before? You seem self aware enough to have recognized this as a thing worth avoiding.
You need Google Glass. That way you'll only look like a giant douche bag, but not a shameful one.