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Jean-PaulVaillantBonjour,Vousêtessociologue.

Jean-Paul Vaillant Hello, You are a sociologist.

VousvenezdepublierunlivreintituléLesdangersdesmédiasetnousvousinvitonsaujourd'huipourparlerdel'évolutiondelasociétéetdel'impactdesmédiassurlesrelationshumaines.

You have just published a book titled The Dangers of Media and we invite you today to talk about the evolution of society and the impact of media on human relationships.

Vousêtesplutôtpessimiste?

Are you rather pessimistic?

Mercidevotreinvitation.

Thank you for your invitation.

Oui,jepenseeneffetquelasituationestgrave.

Yes, I do think that the situation is serious.

LatélévisionetInternetvontproposerdeplusenplusdeprogrammesoud'activités.

Television and the Internet will offer more and more programs or activities.

Cesontdesmédiasquienoffrentdéjàénormément.

These are media that already offer a lot.

Maisaujourd'hui,lesgenscommuniquentdemoinsenmoins.

But today, people communicate less and less.

Dansunavenirproche,ilsnecommuniquerontpeutêtreplusdutout.

In the near future, they may not communicate at all.

Leséchangesnaturelsentrelespersonnessonttellementmoinsnombreuxdepuisquelquesannéesqu'onessayemaintenantdeserencontrergrâceàInternet.

Natural exchanges between people have become so much less frequent in recent years that we now try to meet through the Internet.

Etregardezlesrapportsfamiliaux,ilssontsidifférentsd'avantqu'onamêmecréédesémissionsdetélévisionpourreconstituerdesfamilles.

And look at family relationships, they are so different from before that we have even created television shows to reunite families.

Lespersonnesâgéessontsiseulesqu'ellespassent80 %deleurtempsdevantlatélévision,etlesparentssonttellementabsentsqueleursenfantslesontremplacéspardesjeuxvidéo.

Elderly people are so alone that they spend 80% of their time in front of the television, and parents are so absent that their children have replaced them with video games.

Uneutilisationmassivedesmédiasprésenteundangerpourdesrelationshumaines.

Massive media use presents a danger to human relationships.

Alorspourredonnerunsensàlavie,ilfautplusd'humainetmoinsdetechnique.

So to give life more meaning, we need more humanity and less technology.