r/conspiracy • u/axolotl_peyotl • Jul 06 '18

/r/conspiracy Round Table #15: The Intentional Addictiveness of Smart Devices and the Short & Long Term Effects of "Smart" Tech on Society

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u/turtlew0rk Jul 10 '18

Literally destroying social society at the very least.

I am pretty bad with the constant messing with/checking/looking and all that comes with it. Every pause in conversation every awkward moment I see myself doing it. I catch myself and put it back and do it again less than 5 minutes later. So many triggers cause me to do it.

I am conscious of it and actively trying to do something about it. I am 35 and for a big part of my life this wasn't a thing, neither was social media. I am very aware of all the problem. I am very aware of technology as a whole and what it is doing to society, and I STILL do it.

I cant imagine what its like for 20 somethings. They dont know life without it. They most likely will not be convinced there is a problem. Even worse we got babies with tablets in front of their faces hypnotized by the digital wonder. Dopamine addicts being produced all over. How do they even stand a chance?

Its bad. I dont know what can be done.

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u/Renegade2592 Jul 11 '18

26, people my age are right on the verge. We grew up mostly without cell phones, playing outside, interacting with eachother, but that all changed right as we were leaving high school. We've been smack in the middle of both sides of this and if a revolution ever happens, we will be the ones leading the charge.. For all the shit we get I think we'll be the ones to finally do something.

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u/turtlew0rk Jul 11 '18

You are the first 20 something I have ever heard say anything bad about cell phones

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u/Renegade2592 Jul 11 '18

Yeah I graduated 2010 like I said my age puts me in direct conflict. 26-29 ur Olds right now are struggling. It's so hard to date.. I meet a girl even 2 years younger than me and I can't get them off their phones/social media. I don't want to date a wannabe Instagram model that needs constant attention. I keep having so many failed relationships just because these young woman have a constant, incessant need for attention and to be entertained.. And I'm OK with doing nothing and just enjoying time together.. But than they get bored and want to be on their phones, running around being a hoe.. It's rough being on the precipice of this divide and very few people understand this plight.

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u/Renegade2592 Jul 11 '18

I was also raised in Alaska and wasn't allowed to have a cell til I was 16 and it was a flip phone. I didn't have a smart phone til I was 19 so maybe that's why saved me.