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Compassion and Technology. A May-December Romance?

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/snakegirlproductions/37315995981/">snakegirl productions</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/459d16">Visual hunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/"> CC BY-NC</a> My head spins on thinking about it. And is there a possibility that this exists?  Compassionate moves in a technology inspired world. I simply find it hard to comprehend. 90 percent would like to believe this doesn't exist. The other 10 percent are  perennial optimists !  In a world of cut throat competition and dandy democracy, there is no way, compassion can feature in the Top 5 emotions list of the C-suite. Advancements in technology are making or have made people more self-centered, materialistic and too  engrossed in their devices . Also, the idea of learning and sharing is met with a raised eyebrow, and at times mocked to an extent, where morals are que...