Yes, this is a major social problem. My feelings on this is that people who do this are rude, unfeeling people who have no manners and certainly don't deserve any friends. I remember a real estate person once came to our house and was about to leave. He received a call and kept standing beside me & my wife for about 5 minutes yaking away while we just waited. There are call waiting and answer recording systems so these idiots don't have to be so rude. I'm not surprised that loneliness is a major problem because a lot of these people just have no manners. To show that they are chained to their electronic toys and that these toys are more important than human contact is a pretty sad reflection on our society. I have learned, over the years, just to walk away from these "electronic slaves." My time is valuable too!
...but yes seriously, I totally understand what you mean...
