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Originally Posted by Oberon
Life, they say, has a strange ironic way to it.
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It is a strange and sad world when a man or woman can die and lay un-noticed in their flat or house for such a period of time, if it had not been for the sending of cards and letters periodically then we would have been none the wiser and his body would most likely still be there. In this day and age of instant communication, instant messaging, forums and email, we are closer together than ever before and yet at the same time it seems, more alone than ever before.
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That's truly unfortunate for you and your family, fella.
But I'll take your point about the technology though.
The last 12 months have been quite solitary for me. Apart from my mother, I'm quite certain that I could drop dead here and none of my 'friends' would ever know. I get the odd text message, but no one comes round to visit or say hello. If I leave out the effort of contacting them, I'd never see anyone I know.
'Social network', my arse. I guess some people are fickle like that.