Analysis of "Society is Dead: We Have Retreated into the iWorld"

In Andrew Sullivan’s article “Society is Dead: We Have Retreated into the iWorld” he cracks down the modern world and how we have become isolates.  Sullivan comments own his journeys through New York and the change he has noticed.  From when people used to talk to strangers and meet new people on a regular basis.   But now with iPods and MP3s it has become a closed world to individuals.  People don’t live how they used to and turn themselves off to the world around them. 

            I don’t know what world Sullivan grew up in, but how he describes the old norm is not what I have ever known.  Unless you’re from a small town you wont ever talk to a stranger on a daily basis.  I think with the spread of iPods and personal music players people now have an outlet during their commutes or a simple stroll around town.  Music has a huge role in people’s lives and it’s a form of entertainment.  If people have their headphones in, it’s a choice and something they want to do at that moment.  If someone wants to meet someone or have a conversation with another person they will make an effort to make it happen.