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> The root cause is unknown. Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV. Now we have computers

by nico 4y ago

> The root cause is unknown. Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV. Now we have computers, tablets, phones and thousands of ways of consuming content. Almost everyone is addicted to their phones. I wouldn’t be surprised if we are just having a lot less human interaction, because we are preferring our devices. In fact right now I’m writing this comment while I have family around me to interact with. And they are all on their screens as well. We are not interacting, even though some of us are in the same room. Edit: removed my uninformed comment about the Uvalde police officer

lazide 4y ago
In many ways, relationships are 'paid for' with attention and time. We're spending most of that attention and time elsewhere now, and so relationships... just don't happen more often.
rootusrootus 4y ago
> One of the Uvalde officers was checking his phone The one whose wife, a teacher, was injured and dying? That doesn’t seem like a case of phone addiction.
SPBesui 4y ago
> One of the Uvalde officers was checking his phone with an ongoing shooting right next to him. If you’re talking about the one with the Punisher lock screen, I’m pretty sure his wife was contacting him telling him she’d been shot and was dying. AFAIK he wasn’t just “checking his phone” out of boredom.
7speter 4y ago
I really don't think the summation of human interaction is the number of kids you end up having with a mate/partner/spouse, but maybe I'm wrong.
throw_xxx_rated 4y ago
> Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV. You realize this is of course a joke? Every country in the world decreases birthrate as their socio-economic stability increases, because in part they no longer have to rely on having lots of kids to take care of them when they are old. The rest of your comment goes almost exactly against the story that is linked? That is about how technology is making it a lot easier for people to connect in person? It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN.
- DaSHacka 4y ago
  > It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN. I don't think this is some thoughtless conservative belief, but rather one that's bringing up how everything primarily being online nowadays is causing less in-person communication than ever. I mean with fewer people having sex each year, it makes sense to suspect the things that have changed between the generations that didn't have this issue and the ones that now do.

by nico 4y ago

lazide 4y ago

In many ways, relationships are 'paid for' with attention and time. We're spending most of that attention and time elsewhere now, and so relationships... just don't happen more often.

rootusrootus 4y ago

> One of the Uvalde officers was checking his phone The one whose wife, a teacher, was injured and dying? That doesn’t seem like a case of phone addiction.

SPBesui 4y ago

> One of the Uvalde officers was checking his phone with an ongoing shooting right next to him. If you’re talking about the one with the Punisher lock screen, I’m pretty sure his wife was contacting him telling him she’d been shot and was dying. AFAIK he wasn’t just “checking his phone” out of boredom.

7speter 4y ago

I really don't think the summation of human interaction is the number of kids you end up having with a mate/partner/spouse, but maybe I'm wrong.

throw_xxx_rated 4y ago

> Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV. You realize this is of course a joke? Every country in the world decreases birthrate as their socio-economic stability increases, because in part they no longer have to rely on having lots of kids to take care of them when they are old. The rest of your comment goes almost exactly against the story that is linked? That is about how technology is making it a lot easier for people to connect in person? It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN.

DaSHacka 4y ago
> It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN. I don't think this is some thoughtless conservative belief, but rather one that's bringing up how everything primarily being online nowadays is causing less in-person communication than ever. I mean with fewer people having sex each year, it makes sense to suspect the things that have changed between the generations that didn't have this issue and the ones that now do.