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It's probably not just social media, but the internet(and tv) itself. We know how human beings are supposed to live to be happy: small communities of stable re
by petra 9y ago
It's probably not just social media, but the internet(and tv) itself.
We know how human beings are supposed to live to be happy: small communities of stable relationships, with a lot of face to face time, ideally spending some of it outside doing some sort of physical activity.
And being focused is better , more enjoying than being distracted, and better for mind according to the meditative traditions .
Some people are introverts though, so for them this recipe is somewhat different , less social contact. But the social contact they have shouldn't be emotionally empty. And even their alone time is focused, like in book reading.
Alas, the internet is the excat opposite.
- matthewbauer 9y agoYes, definitely agree. I wonder if there are more introverts now than there were many years ago? It seems to me that has been a trend but I don't have any data to back it up.
- dazc 9y agoCertainly less willingness to engage in conversation or, often, a failure to even acknowledge the presence of other human beings.
- kleer001 9y agoAll I see is a new evolutionary pressure rising.
- IntronExon 9y agoOnly if this impacts reproductive fitness.
- wutbrodo 9y agoI would imagine that it's not implausible that being poorly socialized impacts reproductive success, particularly for men.
- IntronExon 9y agoThe reproductive rates in trailer parks suggests otherwise. Poor socialization doesn’t hurt you as long as poorly socialized members of the opposite sex are available.
- wutbrodo 9y agoWhat does living in a trailer park have to do with being poorly socialized? Their social environment (and thus the standards of socialization) includes plenty of other people who live in trailer parks... So this is practically by definition false. We're talking about things like hikikomori or "incels", not just some general sense of "lower class".
- IntronExon 9y agoIf your standard for “poorly socialized” is hikikomori and “incels” then you’re worrying about such a minute minority that it isn’t worth addressing. I would also call both of those groups much more than poorly socialized; they’re on a spectrum from disturbed, to profoundly mentally ill.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoI still don't understand what leads you to believe residents of a trailer park are poorly socialized.
- aianus 9y agoMen who have trouble getting laid are a ‘disturbed minute minority’ now? Have you ever been in a freshman CS class? Yeesh.
- IntronExon 9y agoIncel is not “men who have trouble getting laid.” And you know it.
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- tremendulo 9y ago>We know how human beings are supposed to live to be happy: small communities of stable relationships, with a lot of face to face time, ideally spending some of it outside doing some sort of physical activity. That's how we used to live, in small roving bands where all males are close relatives. Total lack of privacy. No dentists. Parasites. Obsession with the spirits that apparently lived in trees and rocks, also the evil spirits which brought disease and thunderstorms (cholera not having been identified). Endless wars with other tribes... https://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-04-28-1430240960-5078210-stoneagecartoon-thumb.png https://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-04-28-1430240960-5078... Now, obesity has replaced malnutrition. Distraction has replaced boredom. Social media has replaced gossip. These are better problems to have and they're solvable in turn. Then we'll see what the next problems are.