Most of us have this little rectangle of light wired into our brain via our optic nerves almost Johnny mnemonic datajack style, delivering a steady flow of whatever creates a mix of chemicals in our brain most likely to make us stay jacked-in as long as possible.
We’re at work on our phones, between calls, while shitting, while doing the dishes… in commute, during dinner - even with someone, both on our phones - while we fucking watch tv, in our bed…
Frankly it’s amazing we’re accomplishing anything at all as a society…
Frankly it’s amazing we’re accomplishing anything at all as a society…
To be fair, smartphones weren’t used by the masses (worldwide) until the middle to late 2000s. There has been centuries before the smartphone, PC, TV, and radio.
I do see your point of how it amazes you that we have been able to accomplish anything, worthwhile mind you. But this is part of the point of the post. It’s amazing what we as humans all across the world have been able to achieve. But just like the analogy of using a tool, bad/devastating/misuse can still be experienced in all scales.
It’s really a good question.
Most of us have this little rectangle of light wired into our brain via our optic nerves almost Johnny mnemonic datajack style, delivering a steady flow of whatever creates a mix of chemicals in our brain most likely to make us stay jacked-in as long as possible.
We’re at work on our phones, between calls, while shitting, while doing the dishes… in commute, during dinner - even with someone, both on our phones - while we fucking watch tv, in our bed…
Frankly it’s amazing we’re accomplishing anything at all as a society…
To be fair, smartphones weren’t used by the masses (worldwide) until the middle to late 2000s. There has been centuries before the smartphone, PC, TV, and radio.
source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263437/global-smartphone-sales-to-end-users-since-2007/
source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/16/the-top-apps-and-games-of-the-2010s/
I do see your point of how it amazes you that we have been able to accomplish anything, worthwhile mind you. But this is part of the point of the post. It’s amazing what we as humans all across the world have been able to achieve. But just like the analogy of using a tool, bad/devastating/misuse can still be experienced in all scales.
Pandora more than Spotify? Must be very outdated…