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re: Has technology made us dumber, social media made us less social?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:14 pm to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:14 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
God's my witness. The thought of poor black kids never even crossed my mind once. I was thinking of the pasty fat white kids today
uh...
white people can trashy and of lesser culture, mike
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Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'm in a bikini
Will that do?
Will that do?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:16 pm to Paige
are you calling me an internet savage?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:17 pm to SlowFlowPro
It was your idea
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:18 pm to Paige
i haven't jacked off to a chick in a bikini since middle school 
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:18 pm to urinetrouble
quote:
Also, people tend to be a lot more open and challenging toward others online thanks to the mask of anonymity
I'm not really sure that makes us more social. I'd put that in the information category. If anything, the anonymity has led to more anti social behavior.
It's awesome for hooking up with strangers though, if that's someones thing. Or it used to be, I'm out of that game.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:19 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:Absolutely not. The opposite.
Has technology made us dumber
quote:Absolutely yes.
social media made us less social
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
if you disagree with me, i will wager that you're likely at least one of these:
(1) 5+ years older than me
(2) a social conservative
(3) of lower intelligence or culture
Watching baseball. Sorry.
Likely 1
Surely 2
Explain your idea of lower culture.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:25 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
uh... white people can trashy and of lesser culture, mike
Clearly I know this and we have a vast number to draw from to see that on display, ever growing numbers I would say too, but even amongst the kids attending private schools today, all I have to do is pull out my yearbook and compare it to a yearbook today amongst similar private school kids and see the differences. We might have had two or three kids out of a hundred or so that were overweight in our class picture. Today that number is almost the other way around at times. We are a fat society, and that's happened through the negative effects of the internet, 300 some odd TV stations, fast food everywhere as people's go to eats, fast paced society, and lack of focus on cooking and healthy eating, or even what constitutes healthy eating. In times past, those southern high fuel slow cooked staples may not have had a chance to stick around before we burned it off, and now with a more sedentary lifestyle it doesn't get a chance to burn off.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:25 pm to High C
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:26 pm to 13SaintTiger
quote:
This. Also High C comes off as ignorant but continue living that way and you will surely be left behind.
You must be a young person, too. Don't worry, I'll be dead before I get left behind.
Grandma, can you get me another grape soda?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
(1) 5+ years older than me
I know you don't believe this, but as you age, your views of many things will change too. You will also look fondly back on the days of your youth.
Technology has been amazing for educational and information purposes, but whether it's made social interaction between people better or worse will depend on your perspective.
I honestly believe personal social interactions have suffered and people are socially awkward compared to 20 years ago. However, in dealing with impersonal screen names people are much more open about what they really feel.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 2:16 pm to Mike da Tigah
Yes
Posted on 5/4/14 at 2:38 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I don't fully agree with what sfp is saying and I'm a bit younger than him and in college. With that said, why is something like less phone calls a bad thing? If I can instantly text someone and get to the point quicker than why not? Unless I'm
shooting the shite with buddies or making plans with someone who isn't answering text then I'm rarely on the phone. Most people my age are the same way.
shooting the shite with buddies or making plans with someone who isn't answering text then I'm rarely on the phone. Most people my age are the same way.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 3:07 pm to NIH
the same reason why less time spent walking over and talking to people was seen a a bad thing compared to phone calls in the 70s/80s
same argument. different tech
same argument. different tech
Posted on 5/4/14 at 3:10 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
Look Up!
I figured this out 5 years ago when I deleted my facebook
Posted on 5/4/14 at 3:27 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
the same reason why less time spent walking over and talking to people was seen a a bad thing compared to phone calls in the 70s/80s
same argument. different tech
Yeah, in the 80s and 90s you heard how people spend to much time on tv and telephone, now its internet. I am glad FB and cell phones with pictures weren't around when I was in school though just for the fact I did alot more stupid shite then and wouldn't want those pictures around forever. I for one did notice a few weeks ago when wife and I went out to eat about 4 teenagers literally not talking. Now I didn't sit and observe them the entire time,but between wife and I, when we glanced their way they never said a word and were on phones the entire time. I could care less, just an observation.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 6:26 pm to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 5/4/14 at 6:36 pm to witty alias
quote:
Pete Holmes Not Knowing
Hilarious, and so so true.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 7:01 pm to SlowFlowPro
Rex is evidence to the contrary.
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