Childhood Fun... in a new way?!?

So I enjoy earning swagbucks. You can check it out on the side of my blog. But through their facebook page, I came across a fun website over the weekend called Santa Claw. Real Art Design company decided to create the largest claw machine ever. It is huge! You remember the claw machines as a kid you might have played with all the toys inside that you just had to try and win (most of the time, not win :P ) What is so great about this claw machine is that you get to play the game from home, and it is located to Dayton, Ohio. I decided to give it a shot and play over the weekend. Of course the line is extremely long to play, so I just left the window open all day on my computer until it was my turn. So 7 hours later, I played the claw machine, located about 6-7 hours from me. So with my fearless husband's help, I won! IT is just a big green bouncing type ball. They will be shipping it to me for free in the next few weeks. Of course, the prizes aren't anything spectacular. But they have other types crazy/silly prizes as well. It really didn't matter to me what I won, just had a great time with the experience. Then it hit me. What a small world.

It made me think about how virtual the world is really becoming. Is all this technology really helping society or hurting society? I see people consumed by their cell phones to the point that they don't even realize that people are around them. I see a lack of communication between people now, because they only know how to do it through texting/typing. Then I see the advancement in medicine with technology, or the fact that now I can connect with friends across the world from the comforts of my home. My mind tends to go back and forth with it. I think a lot of it depends on the user. I think a lot of it depends on the type of technology as well. What are your thoughts?