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originally posted by: ~Lucidity
a reply to: Urantia1111
Yeah and that makes me sad for future generations. Really sad. Already there is a generation that never knew life without social media.
originally posted by: Pitou
But as it is, we/people in general are increasingly becoming the slave of these things which is quite paradoxal as it's supposed to be the other way around, tools and devices are there for us!
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
originally posted by: ~Lucidity
a reply to: Urantia1111
Yeah and that makes me sad for future generations. Really sad. Already there is a generation that never knew life without social media.
Add cellphones and handheld video games and suddenly the entire world of these children (and adults) becomes a digital facsimile of real life. How can anyone develop an original personality or even an original thought when they're constantly plugged in? How much of real life do they not see, hear or touch because of it?
The social pressure to join is enormous, small wonder every kid has an account. It's as if you're nobody without one.
It has a homogenizing quality where there's less of ourselves and more of everyone else. It's the ultimate tool for social conformity.
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
originally posted by: ~Lucidity
a reply to: Urantia1111
Yeah and that makes me sad for future generations. Really sad. Already there is a generation that never knew life without social media.
Add cellphones and handheld video games and suddenly the entire world of these children (and adults) becomes a digital facsimile of real life. How can anyone develop an original personality or even an original thought when they're constantly plugged in? How much of real life do they not see, hear or touch because of it?
The social pressure to join is enormous, small wonder every kid has an account. It's as if you're nobody without one.
It has a homogenizing quality where there's less of ourselves and more of everyone else. It's the ultimate tool for social conformity.
originally posted by: woodwardjnr
No one forced me to use facebook or ATS or any other social media. I'm here by choice. Facebook is the only way I keep in touch with old school or work friends or my nurses from hospital. Who cares? Use it or don't use it. The Internet is pretty big.