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The cause is having a tiny computer in your hand all day. It's so glaringly obvious.
That doesn't seem very obvious to me. Would you mind elaborating?
Mobile tech and social media will be seen as the equivalent of tobacco companies in the history books of the 22nd century.
I've personally noticed that my own value of autonomy has often contributed to a reduction in social activity and community integration. I used to be very selective of what I did with others. If I had an invite from friends and the activity didn't seem immediately interesting to me, I'd decline. I've since learned to say yes more (but not always) to invites and particularly consider ones that are more outside my comf…
I grew up before the terminally online era, and I'm not sure we ever saw taking turns doing each other's favorite activity as a sacrifice of our individualism. It was just part of what it means to form meaningful social bonds with other people. Heck, most the time we agreed to spend time together before choosing an activity, because that's where our priorities lied.
The cause is having a tiny computer in your hand all day. It's so glaringly obvious.
That doesn't seem very obvious to me. Would you mind elaborating?
As far as I can tell, friendships are necessary for mental health. So those apps have a negative effect on your mental health.
In principle, they could also have a positive effect that counterbalances the negative. But in my personal experience, that's dubious.
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I wonder if there's any useful parallels to children and teenagers growing up during the Cold War - that feels somewhat analogous, at least in the terms of a looming threat that could be solved by more cooperation.
I'm reminded of Hypernormalization's portrayal of teens in the USSR. It's not just the impending doom, it's the dissolution of facts and the implicit knowledge that your leaders are super-predators with goals antithesis to your well-being. I know it's hyperbole, but anywhere you look it feels like nobody is really invested in the future - that everyone's just trying to cash out ASAP and run away to the "safe place" o…
Boy, that sounds vaguely familiar.
The cause is having a tiny computer in your hand all day. It's so glaringly obvious.
Not everything can/should be solved with technology, but would it be possible to get that sense of community back using e.g. VR and perhaps AI? (Research might also be useful for space missions)
I have to assume that people leaving their home towns to work elsewhere is a huge driving factor of all of this.
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That doesn't seem very obvious to me. Would you mind elaborating?
It tracks very well with the increase in mental health issues among young people. Mobile tech and social media will be seen as the equivalent of tobacco companies in the history books of the 22nd century.
I've personally noticed that my own value of autonomy has often contributed to a reduction in social activity and community integration. I used to be very selective of what I did with others. If I had an invite from friends and the activity didn't seem immediately interesting to me, I'd decline. I've since learned to say yes more (but not always) to invites and particularly consider ones that are more outside my comf…
> If I had an invite from friends and the activity didn't seem immediately interesting to me, I'd decline. I have seen many (usually younger) people make this mistake. The mistake is thinking that the point of the activity is the activity itself. It isn't. The point is the genuine social engagement. (Edited to add:) > I've since learned to say yes more Years ago, I learned to change my default answer to things from "…
After a few months of hesitation I’ve gotten some of my friends into playing simple games like euchre and hearts and the quality of our time together has gone up significantly.