More than 100 million Amazon Echoes have already been sold across the globe. Researchers believe many consumers purchase the artificial intelligence device as a “companion.” A 2019 study, led by the University of Strathclyde’s Dr. Graeme McLean, found that:
Yesterday, walking through my neighborhood, I saw something quite remarkable. There were children, actual children, running around and playing. 5-10 year olds in a few groups, running around the block, lost in that ferverent dialogue that children have when they are playing. Overhead a girl say to a younger boy, 'give me your goggles'......it feels like years since I have seen kids actually play in real time. I hope they don't die untimely deaths. This is so hard to parse.
I thought the evolutionary perspective of social familial structures, as presented by Bret and heather , is an important consideration. Like why polygamy is problematic in how it contributes to success .
It's so easy to slip into digital alienation. The health outcomes are awful. Putative remedies like the Echo are the equivalent of eating cotton candy to cope with nutrition deficits. Social media is not *entirely* bad, but it's still all too easy to get trapped in socially destructive modes. I ultimately had to shutter my accounts.
Digitized interaction is not all bad, of course. Some Substack pages are genuine oases, which is a blessing.
"History began when humans invented gods, and will end when humans become gods." - Yuval Noah Harari
"Humans are hackable animals. The whole idea that humans have this " soul" or "spirit" , and nobody knows what is happening inside them, and that they have free will- that's over." - Yuval Noah Harari
So much bad news yet still optimistic - me too.
It's all about reclaiming humanity, as you say. I'm in.
Yesterday, walking through my neighborhood, I saw something quite remarkable. There were children, actual children, running around and playing. 5-10 year olds in a few groups, running around the block, lost in that ferverent dialogue that children have when they are playing. Overhead a girl say to a younger boy, 'give me your goggles'......it feels like years since I have seen kids actually play in real time. I hope they don't die untimely deaths. This is so hard to parse.
I thought the evolutionary perspective of social familial structures, as presented by Bret and heather , is an important consideration. Like why polygamy is problematic in how it contributes to success .
It's so easy to slip into digital alienation. The health outcomes are awful. Putative remedies like the Echo are the equivalent of eating cotton candy to cope with nutrition deficits. Social media is not *entirely* bad, but it's still all too easy to get trapped in socially destructive modes. I ultimately had to shutter my accounts.
Digitized interaction is not all bad, of course. Some Substack pages are genuine oases, which is a blessing.
Excellent post mickeyz!!! Thank you!!!
Well said, Mickey - time to reconnect beyond the ubiquitour scereens, and refuse to participate!
Be the change you want to see! And Eleanor Rigby was always such a sad song.
A two edged sword
Claus Schwab’s top advisor, Yuval Noah Harari,
"History began when humans invented gods, and will end when humans become gods." - Yuval Noah Harari
"Humans are hackable animals. The whole idea that humans have this " soul" or "spirit" , and nobody knows what is happening inside them, and that they have free will- that's over." - Yuval Noah Harari
Will the future be human? https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=hL9uk4hKyg4&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwelovetrump.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDEzOTExNywyMzg1MQ&feature=emb_title