All joking aside. It isn’t easy, but I’ll try. Technology doesn’t always represent progress. It just thinks it does. Gadgets inspire an astounding degree of self-indulgence. They make you believe you have 5,000 friends, when you’re lucky to have 5. They let you swear at the president and the pope, without them knowing who you are. They let you taunt, abuse, flatter, worship, preen, boast, and whine. And all from the comfort of your own bedroom, sofa, restroom, cubicle, or tram. But Christmas, the holiday season, isn’t about you. It’s about family and togetherness and shared experiences. At least that’s what all the adverts tell me. Yet some people will spend Christmas all alone. Perhaps they have no family left. Perhaps they have fallen out with their families to such a degree that nothing can be repaired.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.