One solution to tech problems noted here that I've considered is to pass laws that YOU own your data, your image, your content, etc. Tech companies must compensate you for everything they use about you. Tech companies will try to have you sign over your rights in order to use their "free" app, but this needs to also be outlawed.
Scads of truth there. We have all been nudged off track. But the younger generation maybe the most because of technology. People just don’t hang out together anymore. They are all on the electronic devices
Made a visit to one of my brothers 20 or so years ago when cell phones were becoming ubiquitous. He and I were in the TV room watching a game. I noticed he's doing the mad thumb dance on his phone. After a bit, I asked him who he was texting. He says his girlfriend's name. The girl friend is upstairs in their bedroom. I asked him why they just didn't talk face to face. He says, "we have unlimited text on our plan so we're using it."
Ted Kaczynski was right all along. Anyone who has read his manifesto will realize he foresaw everything we are struggling with and that the solution was not regulation but destruction, like ridding an addict of their supply.
At one point, he says this avoidance of having kids is global, but I don't think that's true. This is a cultural thing, and in places like most of Africa where the vast majority of the population doesn't have modern phones or the internet, at least I haven't heard that's going on. It's in the affluent countries where the pressure is being felt.
The concept that Anon at 0810 is talking about is very much like the NIL - Name Image Likeness - concept that college athletes are getting.
I have two issues with these: First unscrupulous forces will take this argument and use it to justify censorship. Ironically this will exacerbate the ongoing problems. Second many of the issues around dating etc... could be alleviated not by a change in technology but equal enforcement of libel/slander laws. Think of how many stories false accusations are out there. Now think of how many were held liable let alone even charged for making false statements. Yes, in many technology was involved, and made proliferation of the stories easier but the underlying issue was the person not the tech. If a person makes a false allegation, jail them for an equal time the accused would get for the 'crime' and also fine them. Take libel/slander laws a bit more seriously and don't just dismiss it out of hand anytime someone says an online video negatively impacted them. Do these two things and people will start to police themselves rather quickly, and you don't have to censor anything.
Feminism and hate for the "patriarchy" is another huge part of the problem. Women are taught men are toxic and evil. Hell, men are taught they are toxic and evil.
Tied to the second, the third thing I would blame is the idiotic notion we've sold young women that they can have it all. It cannot be done. You don't have enough time to be a boss bitch, climb the corporate ladder, have a successful career, and have a family. There is not enough time in the day and not enough time in your 20s. Even if a woman wants children, if she doesn't have them by the time she is 30, she has only a 50% chance of having kids.
Blame "technology" all you want. Remember back before the internet? You did something stupid in public and you'd never live it down. Blaming "technology" for recording every move as a reason for not having kids is a cop-out. Hell; most of these kids VOLUNTARILY record themselves and put the product out there for all to see!
"Kids these days" aren't having kids because they never got beyond being kids themselves. They want constant and instant gratification. They want the latest toys. They DON'T want responsibility. It's that simple.
The Amish don’t seem to have the technology problem/ addiction. Just saying
ReplyDeleteTrue. Easy fix. Stop playing the game.
ReplyDeleteTed Kazinski was not wrong
ReplyDeleteBeing connected electronically is a poor substitute for actual living
ReplyDeleteOne solution to tech problems noted here that I've considered is to pass laws that YOU own your data, your image, your content, etc. Tech companies must compensate you for everything they use about you. Tech companies will try to have you sign over your rights in order to use their "free" app, but this needs to also be outlawed.
ReplyDeleteCorrect, it worked for the entertainment industry.
DeleteScads of truth there. We have all been nudged off track. But the younger generation maybe the most because of technology. People just don’t hang out together anymore. They are all on the electronic devices
ReplyDeleteMade a visit to one of my brothers 20 or so years ago when cell phones were becoming ubiquitous. He and I were in the TV room watching a game. I noticed he's doing the mad thumb dance on his phone. After a bit, I asked him who he was texting. He says his girlfriend's name. The girl friend is upstairs in their bedroom. I asked him why they just didn't talk face to face. He says, "we have unlimited text on our plan so we're using it."
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No kids means no stake in the future, your life is all that matters.
ReplyDeleteTed Kaczynski was right all along. Anyone who has read his manifesto will realize he foresaw everything we are struggling with and that the solution was not regulation but destruction, like ridding an addict of their supply.
ReplyDeleteAt one point, he says this avoidance of having kids is global, but I don't think that's true. This is a cultural thing, and in places like most of Africa where the vast majority of the population doesn't have modern phones or the internet, at least I haven't heard that's going on. It's in the affluent countries where the pressure is being felt.
ReplyDeleteThe concept that Anon at 0810 is talking about is very much like the NIL - Name Image Likeness - concept that college athletes are getting.
I have two issues with these: First unscrupulous forces will take this argument and use it to justify censorship. Ironically this will exacerbate the ongoing problems. Second many of the issues around dating etc... could be alleviated not by a change in technology but equal enforcement of libel/slander laws. Think of how many stories false accusations are out there. Now think of how many were held liable let alone even charged for making false statements. Yes, in many technology was involved, and made proliferation of the stories easier but the underlying issue was the person not the tech. If a person makes a false allegation, jail them for an equal time the accused would get for the 'crime' and also fine them. Take libel/slander laws a bit more seriously and don't just dismiss it out of hand anytime someone says an online video negatively impacted them. Do these two things and people will start to police themselves rather quickly, and you don't have to censor anything.
ReplyDeleteWaaagh, butch up.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is part of the problem. No argument.
ReplyDeleteFeminism and hate for the "patriarchy" is another huge part of the problem. Women are taught men are toxic and evil. Hell, men are taught they are toxic and evil.
Tied to the second, the third thing I would blame is the idiotic notion we've sold young women that they can have it all. It cannot be done. You don't have enough time to be a boss bitch, climb the corporate ladder, have a successful career, and have a family. There is not enough time in the day and not enough time in your 20s. Even if a woman wants children, if she doesn't have them by the time she is 30, she has only a 50% chance of having kids.
Blame "technology" all you want. Remember back before the internet? You did something stupid in public and you'd never live it down. Blaming "technology" for recording every move as a reason for not having kids is a cop-out. Hell; most of these kids VOLUNTARILY record themselves and put the product out there for all to see!
ReplyDelete"Kids these days" aren't having kids because they never got beyond being kids themselves. They want constant and instant gratification. They want the latest toys. They DON'T want responsibility. It's that simple.