Is this the future? This addiction they speak of is real.. I personally know kids who have to have some form of electronics in their hands no matter where they are..
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I grew up on the other side of the digital divide and I’ll admit that even I get a little shaky when I’m without my phone for any length of time. -
Same here and I was born in 65.. We have become dependent.. I miss the old good old..Originally posted by ThisLadyHunts View PostComment
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My wife and MIL think that neither I nor our daughter can live without electronics in our hand so I challenged our daughter to not use any hand held electronic devices for a day. It was like taking coffee away from an addict for her. It ended up being a VERY good learning experience for her.
For me, I use electronics as a distraction. With having adult ADD and Parkinson’s disease, if I don’t have something to keep myself mentally stimulated then I end up doing a lot of physical things to keep myself busy, which exacerbate my Parkinson’s symptoms and makes me a bear to deal with in the evenings. It is hard trying to get a 6 year old kid to understand this. So I lead by example in showing and telling her when it is ok to be on an electronic device and when it’s not ok.Comment
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Technology has provided some great advancements for humanity. Unfortunately, we as humans can take the greatest of creation and turn them into a vice.
Just as most successful folks have realized that without a budget living financially sound is impossible. We must budget the time we invest with our heads sunk technology.
I to struggle but will be lowering screen time this year.Comment
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We humans lived for hundreds of thousands of years in closed tribes. Its the way we evolved to exist. In what is a hair of a blip on the radar we were closely connected by TV and we werent ready, it caused much tribal division to rear its head. Then in the last decade the entire world was connected into one tribe via Twitter/Facebook and there is a serious glitch going on now in the collective mind of humanity. Individually we are mostly intelligent and sane. All together we are mentally sick and it may just end humanity at some point. Out brains are not evolved enough to hand the technology. It will kill us in the end. "None of us is as dumb as all of us." We like to think we are the apex of creation but we are just cells of a larger organism. Organism earth and this organism right now is manic, suicidal, homicidal, and absolutely dangerous.
Read the Medium is the Massage from the 1960s talking about TV and the see the parallels that are occurring now although exponentially exacerbated. It can be read in an hour or two.
If you have a good amount of time read this and you will understand our psychological evolution and why we act the way we do in groups, genocide, constant wars, and other mob behaviors. The Ghost in the Machine.
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Because the creators of these devices use psychologists to ensure they're tapping into the right responses to make sure you always have that device in hand.Comment
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Originally posted by ThisLadyHunts View Post
It is interesting that you bring up the digital divide. I read an article recently that spoke of this phenomenon. It was interesting to me because it spoke of split generations, those born right at the change of generational guards that share the qualities of both generations. I was born in Feb of 1980 so am considered a "Gennexial" or "Xenial". I have one foot in Gen X and the other in Y (millennials). The cool advantage of being in this group is that my entire childhood was rooted in the normal natural world. The internet didn't really kick off until HS ended so we have the advantage that we were young enough to embrace the technology when it arrived and at the same time had a child hood without it so we are well grounded and not psychologically dependent on the technology like Millennials and Zoomers.
Now of course with that said, to your point anyone can become psychologically conditioned to become dependent on the "brilliance" (algorithms) that controls so many of us now. I have removed Safari off of my phone so that if I need to access the internet (usually for personal research or this place
) I must go through the motions of opening up my laptop. This extra step often sparks logic in my mind that it really isnt that important anyway and I have better things to do with my time so I just stop right there and go do something meaningful. I also a long time ago deleted all algorithmic social media.
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I'm a few years younger than you, born in 82, but remember growing up the same way. My son asked me what my favorite video game was when I was his age (7). I told him I didn't have a video game system at that age and spent most of my time riding horses, roping hay bales, or playing outside with my cousins that lived next door.Originally posted by Ætheling View PostIt is interesting that you bring up the digital divide. I read an article recently that spoke of this phenomenon. It was interesting to me because it spoke of split generations, those born right at the change of generational guards that share the qualities of both generations. I was born in Feb of 1980 so am considered a "Gennexial" or "Xenial". I have one foot in Gen X and the other in Y (millennials). The cool advantage of being in this group is that my entire childhood was rooted in the normal natural world. The internet didn't really kick off until HS ended so we have the advantage that we were young enough to embrace the technology when it arrived and at the same time had a child hood without it so we are well grounded and not psychologically dependent on the technology like Millennials and Zoomers.
Now of course with that said, to your point anyone can become psychologically conditioned to become dependent on the "brilliance" (algorithms) that controls so many of us now. I have removed Safari off of my phone so that if I need to access the internet (usually for personal research or this place ) I must go through the motions of opening up my laptop. This extra step often sparks logic in my mind that it really isnt that important anyway and I have better things to do with my time so I just stop right there and go do something meaningful. I also a long time ago deleted all algorithmic social media.
I will say I look at my phone a few hundred times a day. A lot for work and a lot with what amounts to wasting time. I don't play games on it or peruse facebook. I just have a lot of random questions running through my mind that I can find the answers to immediately. I've made it a point to use it very little once I'm at home after work.
Wife asked me one time if my phone is more interesting than her. I said, you mean this device that holds all the worlds knowledge at the touch of a button? Of course it's not honey
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A very interesting Rogan video..
Parents regularly handing their 1 yr olds a phone to play with should be shot. Ditto for those that use a tablet to babysit their 2-5 yr olds. Sickens me to see a family out to dinner and everyone is on a device of sorts without a word spoken between them.
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I have always said if the internet permanently crashed that the thing I would miss the most would be not having instant access to information. Like you my mind races and when either myself or someone else comes up with a query I love knowing right now what the answer is. Imagine going to the library and looking up the speed of a cheetah in an encyclopedia lmao. Would take you half the day lol.Originally posted by CEO View PostI'm a few years younger than you, born in 82, but remember growing up the same way. My son asked me what my favorite video game was when I was his age (7). I told him I didn't have a video game system at that age and spent most of my time riding horses, roping hay bales, or playing outside with my cousins that lived next door.
I will say I look at my phone a few hundred times a day. A lot for work and a lot with what amounts to wasting time. I don't play games on it or peruse facebook. I just have a lot of random questions running through my mind that I can find the answers to immediately. I've made it a point to use it very little once I'm at home after work.
Wife asked me one time if my phone is more interesting than her. I said, you mean this device that holds all the worlds knowledge at the touch of a button? Of course it's not honeyComment
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Tower of Babel from the bible comes to mind. God wouldn't have it. He may have a say in this before it's over as well. In fact, it appears He may be separating us again as we speak.Originally posted by Ætheling View PostWe humans lived for hundreds of thousands of years in closed tribes. Its the way we evolved to exist. In what is a hair of a blip on the radar we were closely connected by TV and we werent ready, it caused much tribal division to rear its head. Then in the last decade the entire world was connected into one tribe via Twitter/Facebook and there is a serious glitch going on now in the collective mind of humanity. Individually we are mostly intelligent and sane. All together we are mentally sick and it may just end humanity at some point. Out brains are not evolved enough to hand the technology. It will kill us in the end. "None of us is as dumb as all of us." We like to think we are the apex of creation but we are just cells of a larger organism. Organism earth and this organism right now is manic, suicidal, homicidal, and absolutely dangerous.
Read the Medium is the Massage from the 1960s talking about TV and the see the parallels that are occurring now although exponentially exacerbated. It can be read in an hour or two.
If you have a good amount of time read this and you will understand our psychological evolution and why we act the way we do in groups, genocide, constant wars, and other mob behaviors. The Ghost in the Machine.
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Machine...ks%2C83&sr=1-2
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I know a 6 year old that cannot function in a normal society.. He has to have an electronic device in his hands at all times or he is totally lost.. It's the ****dest thing to watch.. Sadly I cannot intervene..Originally posted by rtp View PostLast edited by PondPopper; 01-19-2022, 12:40 PM.Comment
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Yup. Bothers me even more when its mentioned and then theres a million excuses for it. Wife has a hard time not doing it with our son, cause every other mom she knows parents this way. Told her I'd have no problems getting rid of our phones and tablets and tv. Nothing on them I cant live without. Hasnt come to that since then lokOriginally posted by ttaxidermy View PostComment
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The only thing that will save society at this point is for the internet to crash
Maybe an emp
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