Technology and it's (deleterious?) effects on us

I'd agree with some people here and disagree with others.

It depends on content and not technology. I'd say I read about 10x more than I used too.

My routine for reading used to be 90mins at night and about 40mins in the morning on newspaper (excluding all my required reading in work emails, proposals, projects ect..)

Now with technology I read on the train, on the bus, in the toilet, in waiting rooms, on break or anytime alone.

My eldest is fascinated with space and watches and reads about it online, my middle son 5, watches 'how to draw' and tries to replicate.
The youngest likes listening to Foo Fighters songs, so good taste there!!!

The trick is to keep the kids off the new craze, watching people play games, it's worse than them playing it themselves.

But on the whole I am in favour of technology. Try to introduce your kids to interesting and stimulating activities online.
Wildlife cam to check in on elephants in Africa or Moose in Canada.
It's not all bad, just a new format

The only thing I see is a mental illness epidemic waiting to explode. We are saturated with information. There isn't a minute in the day in which you can be bored unless you choose to. 2 minute downtime? Phone out. Taking a ****? I'll just look at reddit. Watching a movie? I'll look up stuff on IMDB.

The human mind loves this ****, it loves to be engaged and entertained, but it was never designed to be "on" 24/7. It needs a certain level of mindless repetitiveness and daydreaming. I find the greatest relaxation part of a holiday is that period a couple of days in when you get used to not looking at your phone and you just chill out. And then you stop looking at the phone for most of the rest of the holiday.

I feel this constant inability to switch off will end up being a major source of stress and one of the biggest afflictions of the modern world.

Jesus Wept wrote: »

This plug changing lark, srysly.
1st, it's rarely required
2nd: it's probably not worth the both.
3rd: Any **** can figure it out by watching a 90 second youtube.

We probably won't even be using ****ing plugs in a decade. Either way.

Going back to steam power and compressed air after the big war?

Technology improved my spellings and grammar as there is always a red line whenever I write incorrect spelling. There are also several other benefits of technology, but yes, the transformation of communication gadgets badly affected our family lives especially our teens spend a lot of their time with smartphones and gadgets. It is not affecting their health but also causing many psychological disorders. Recently, I shared one blog with my teen cousin about how cell phones are spoiling teens physically and mentally. Fortunately, he took my advice seriously and started spending more time with family.

The internet has dramatically improved my cooking.

For example, frying chicken, it never says in any receipe book* about not over crowding the pan or patting down chicken with kitchen paper to remove moisture so the chicking fries rather than sort of boil in it's own liquid.

*It may have this in Larousse Gastronomique however its an ornament in my house.

I absolutely understand the pros of using the internet but don't you think that the too much use of social media is eating our precious time that we should have to spend with our family? We should concern for people of the entire world but don't care if our mom or dad has a fever in the next room? We should worry about how the world is being polluted on social media, but we do the same in our houses. I am not against the use of internet or social media, but I am only against to being as hypocrites.