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| mendip_discovery:
I must say I am a little tired of some of the trappings of modern life. Feeling things back yonder were much better than now. But I know it's an age thing. I remember the old phones and did enjoy them and the modern mobile doesnt make my life better, just different. I have over the past year or so walked away from most social media due to the aggressive behaviour of people online these days, trolls and jokers have always been an part of the internet but the bile and hate that comes up at times has meant I have struggled mentally to cope, especially as work is always rather stressful due to me being the one person that has to work out all the fun stuff that the sales team says we can do. See ya all next year, if you are not already there. |
| schmitt trigger:
--- Quote from: james_s on December 29, 2022, 08:32:08 am --- Says who? I enjoy drinking beer in moderation, it tastes good, it's an enjoyable social activity, there are certainly worse things I could be doing with my time. Just like with smartphones, moderation is key. --- End quote --- Phrase of the week. Exactly, both beer and specially smartphones can both be useful or terrible, even damaging. Moderation is REALLY the key. |
| tooki:
I think that whole “in moderation” attitude is ridiculous. It’s a phone. It’s a tool, not a vice. The things you do ON it may be vices, but there are so many things the devices can do that it’s absurd to condemn the device as a vice. |
| Geoff-AU:
Everything these days is geared towards giving you that little dopamine hit on shorter and shorter timescales. It's your own choice whether to use it or not. Sadly, many people become addicted and don't realise until they've gone past the point at which their level of self control allows them to stop. It's very much the same as people who get addicted to feeding their pension into a poker machine. Gotta just put the phone down, or get off the internet, and do something in real life. |
| Mechatrommer:
--- Quote from: Geoff-AU on January 01, 2023, 01:17:32 am ---Gotta just put the phone down, or get off the internet, and do something in real life. --- End quote --- lucky you during childhood only had the good old nokia brick... the problem today are kids, parents nowadays have to do heavier moderation than ever... if there is still old nokia like brick manufactured today using newer GSM phone line, i think i would like to get them for kids, minus the App Store, the games and shits... or if the is a way to block shits in youtube and chrome in smartphone, only educational materials allowed... too much shits in youtube, internet and social chat media nowadays. i remember back then we call it "ting tong", because thats what arcade games sound like, only available at the shop, we have to go walking and put 20 cents to get 3 rounds game, when we get back home, father is waiting with the "belt", thats the moderation we got back then... when mIRC came later, CGPA started to went down... :palm: games back then also can enhance our (kids) motor and brain function and coordination, like Pac-Man, Raiden etc (i think thats why i'm "quite" a faster driver than the rest).. games today more shits, you only hit enter button and hero starts doing somersault combo automatically killing beast from 4th dimension look alike and then you get half naked she-warrior prize in return... |
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