Living In A Highly Mobile Society Analysis

A shocking 14 million people in the U.S. are in a long distance relationship, yet Perry Patetic tries to argue this is not possible. The author in his passage argues that living in a highly mobile society is not worth it. The author supports his claim by first explaining how transportation makes it too easy to move away from people. He continues by making a connection between transportation and a lack of close relationships. The author’s purpose is to convince people that living in a highly mobile society is highly disadvantageous so that people may consider living closer together. The author establishes a critical tone for people who drift away from others using transportation. Transportation allows people to move away from each other, however, that does not necessarily mean that connections between people have to be cut.
Perry Patetic says that transportation is why, “...often we lose track of old friends we never see again.”(4). This highly mobile society creates a tremendous distance between people that makes having a close relationship inconceivable. A close relationship over distance is perfectly conceivable and can be even easier than walking across the street, the solution is social media and VoIP. These things allow for advanced communication between any number of people from any distance. VoIP (Voice/Video over Internet Protocol) allows face to face communication with people one may have moved away from. Social Media is a bit more general and indirect form of communication, but combined with VoIP they can be used to maintain a close relationship with someone from around the world. Technology has given us this transportation, and it has also given us the solutions to any problems it may