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So a few minutes ago I wrote code for a company, producing economic value. Last night I kept up with family, maintaining healthy personal relationships. Right

So a few minutes ago I wrote code for a company, producing economic value. Last night I kept up with family, maintaining healthy personal relationships. Right now I'm engaging in intellectual discussion of major issues with other people. And last night I watched an episode of Mr. Robot, engaging my brain with a stimulating story. And yes, sometimes I just look at animal gifs on imgur. I see no problem continuing any of this for 34 collective years.

gowld 6y ago
How much of that time was caring for your eye health so you don't go blind early?
- scottLobster 6y ago
  I'm 32 and needed glasses for the first time last year, just mild nearsightedness which runs in my family, and I'm actually doing better than most (my mom and sister both needed glasses as teenager). I eat healthy/exercise and use dark-mode themes where available to minimize glare. That's it's for eye health. I wonder if the negative association of eye health to screen time is less about the screens and more about high blood pressure brought on by being sedentary. High blood pressure absolutely destroys the eyes over time.
- sinity 6y ago
  You don't go blind from staring at a screen. Claims otherwise are the same as 5G conspiracy theories. Photons are photons. You might get issues from focusing at the same distance all the time. Or that theory about dopamine may be true - but if anything, screens are an improvement over things like paper books. And it applies to adolescence anyway. And nearsightedness is not anywhere near going blind.
  - shrimp_emoji 6y ago
    Bruh long axial length stretches the retina and detaches the vitreous jelly faster from the back of the eye since eye volume keeps increasing (you see this as flashes of light), putting you at risk for retinal detachment, which very much leads to blindness. :v I live in constant fear of it (though chance is smol). And I only played WoW for like 2 years .w.
- carlisle_ 6y ago
  This seems quite sensationalist.
- ImprobableTruth 6y ago
  Is there anything to indicate that excessive screen usage can cause blindness? Especially since LCD aren't that bad concerning eye strain.
  - kart23 6y ago
    I get pretty nasty headaches and my eyes start hurting after looking at monitors with PWM backlights. Some of my screens are fine, some begin to hurt my eyes after an hour or so.
- sekai 6y ago
  With that logic, 10% WOW players from 2009 would be half-blind, but they're not
mahathu 6y ago
Kind of fitting that OK Computer was released 23 years ago today. This comment reads like an alternate version of "Fitter Happier".

gowld 6y ago

How much of that time was caring for your eye health so you don't go blind early?

scottLobster 6y ago
I'm 32 and needed glasses for the first time last year, just mild nearsightedness which runs in my family, and I'm actually doing better than most (my mom and sister both needed glasses as teenager). I eat healthy/exercise and use dark-mode themes where available to minimize glare. That's it's for eye health. I wonder if the negative association of eye health to screen time is less about the screens and more about high blood pressure brought on by being sedentary. High blood pressure absolutely destroys the eyes over time.
sinity 6y ago
You don't go blind from staring at a screen. Claims otherwise are the same as 5G conspiracy theories. Photons are photons. You might get issues from focusing at the same distance all the time. Or that theory about dopamine may be true - but if anything, screens are an improvement over things like paper books. And it applies to adolescence anyway. And nearsightedness is not anywhere near going blind.
- shrimp_emoji 6y ago
  Bruh long axial length stretches the retina and detaches the vitreous jelly faster from the back of the eye since eye volume keeps increasing (you see this as flashes of light), putting you at risk for retinal detachment, which very much leads to blindness. :v I live in constant fear of it (though chance is smol). And I only played WoW for like 2 years .w.
carlisle_ 6y ago
This seems quite sensationalist.
ImprobableTruth 6y ago
Is there anything to indicate that excessive screen usage can cause blindness? Especially since LCD aren't that bad concerning eye strain.
- kart23 6y ago
  I get pretty nasty headaches and my eyes start hurting after looking at monitors with PWM backlights. Some of my screens are fine, some begin to hurt my eyes after an hour or so.
sekai 6y ago
With that logic, 10% WOW players from 2009 would be half-blind, but they're not

mahathu 6y ago

Kind of fitting that OK Computer was released 23 years ago today. This comment reads like an alternate version of "Fitter Happier".