Firing Neurons

So I was phrasing a certain thought earlier today and wanted to articulate the word and acts of sheeple, or people being sheep-ed around within various contexts. Not using one's brain in response to what one receives via interaction with people, systems and interfaces has become a fact beyond my personal understanding -rather, my acceptance.

One should be aware and truly defines where s/he stands, as a "consumer" or a "producer". It is evident that more people are becoming solely consumers and seem blinded and obsessed with trends, technology, media, social networking, etc. I do acknowledge that one needs to be both, in balance, give and take depending on your character, mentality and awareness. You can't be a producer all the time...but you can actually be a consumer all the time; just watch a friend or a relative closely, or maybe yourself for a day! How much information (of all sort) are you receiving and embracing and re-transmitting?! How much information are you generating and sharing positively and with a bang (at times)?!

Seriously... Pause and reflect!

Where do you stand?!

Anyway...following on my initial thought after delivering that substantial message - I truly hope!-, I expressed my thought as "It's because people got used to be "consumers" and rely on technology and neo-socialising without firing a neuron!".
Re-reading that, "firing a neuron" seemed in place and context exactly as intended, and it occurred to me that Ii have never seen or read it around and I liked it :P
A couple of keystrokes turned very few results and limited use; maybe I should patent that expression :P lol.

So... keep on firing neurons my friends! :D