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[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

Not going out and interacting as freely with people paying direct attention to one another leads to heightened mental issues? Shocking.

I grew up in the 80's and we were super fucking social. Anyone that didnt live it cannot grasp how far we have fallen from what we once had, and we had no idea how good we had it.

Not to mention everything is being recorded to haunt every kid there is.

I feel read bad for modern day kids, my daughter included. An important aspect of humanity has been lost.

[-] locuester@lemmy.zip 12 points 7 months ago

Exactly. Sure, we can say it’s not directly related to tech devices, but it’s definitely related to not wandering and having real human connection constantly.

And with the recording of everything - absolutely changes behavior.

[-] sep@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

There is a wast difference between the internet. That gives you access to information. And social media with algoriths fine tuned to keep you there as long as possible.
Cameras everywhere is for sure a disaster for anyones sanity and development.

[-] locuester@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

100%. I read my phone a lot. Typically Lemmy and Wall St Journal. If I didn’t have this device I’d be reading paper magazines and newspapers just like I did pre-device / internet.

It’s not the device, it’s how it’s being used that’s harmful. But I think we all agree with that

[-] Sekrayray@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, everyone in this thread saying the phone bad is a Boomer cop out is oversimplifying the issue.

Yeah, there’s probably a component of taking the blame away from decreased quality of life by blaming it on phones—but you can’t neglect the effect that lack of social interaction has. I’m from the same era, and it’s overwhelming to think how much more complex everything has gotten.

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