Digital Hermit Gifts

"I used to call people, then I got into e-mailing, then texting, and now I just ignore everyone."

'Wow! I've got one from someone I know!'

Congratulations! You now have One Million imaginary friends!

"I lost all my Facebook friends after I asked them to lend me some money."

Internet vs outside world.

'Gerry's downloading a personality.'

The hermit has relocated...

Do Not Disturb

"I'm downloading an app that will allow me to avoid everyone I work with."

'My son is studying communications in college. He never writes, calls, texts, or emails his parents.'

"For heaven's sake, son...go out and MIX!"

Nethead strip: Over doing the time spent on the computer

'You still have no mail.'

Unsocial Networking.

"Most people see mobile phones as a great way of talking to people wherever they are."

"My smarthome just sent me a text saying it's a mess, so it doesn't feel like having visitors right now."

Social Media Distancing

"Alexa. . . Give me one damn good reason to get out of bed today. . . !"

"I can't remember the last time I had a face-to-face conversation with a real live human being. . ."

"Actually no mum, I haven't made lots of new friends."

I'm fighting technology with a firewall of ignorance.'

Man with no one to phone on his mobile.

The anti-social network: 'In other words, you want to help the internet blow itself up.'

Day 246, still streaming and no response.

'He prefers to sit indoors and DOS.'

'He's agoraphobic - he won't leave the chatroom!'

Connected to Technology.

'Unless the other person happens to be in the room.'

Antisocial Media

'I don't have any friends....even when I tried to find one on Facebook, no one even there wanted to be a Facebook Friend!'

"Wait, do you guys have a separate text thread that doesn't include me?"

"We had to talk to each other during the outage."