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> If you think this is hype, just look at how incomprehensible the world already is with technology. Most humans cannot fathom all the information out there, an

> If you think this is hype, just look at how incomprehensible the world already is with technology. Most humans cannot fathom all the information out there, and for those of us that try, it leads to neuroses and psychological disorders. oh, please! no-one in history has ever fathomed what is out there.and, unless you are in an hp lovecraft scenario, this does not lead to "neuroses and psychological disorders".

vouaobrasil 3y ago
Did you ever think that this is why people should be more cautious with regard to technology?? Why not be a bit more cautious then? And as for your neuroses comment: 1. Twenge, Jean M. "Why increases in adolescent depression may be linked to the technological environment." Current opinion in psychology 32 (2020): 89-94. 2. Hammoudi SF, Mreydem HW, Ali BTA, Saleh NO, Chung S, Hallit S, Salameh P. Smartphone Screen Time Among University Students in Lebanon and Its Association With Insomnia, Bedtime Procrastination, and Body Mass Index During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Psychiatry Investig. 2021 Sep;18(9):871-878 3. Cunningham, S., Hudson, C.C. & Harkness, K. Social Media and Depression Symptoms: a Meta-Analysis. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 49, 241–253 (2021). 4. Keles, Betul, Niall McCrae, and Annmarie Grealish. "A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents." International journal of adolescence and youth 25.1 (2020): 79-93. 5. Carvalho, Lucas F., Catarina P. Sette, and Barbara Leticia Ferrari. "Problematic smartphone use relationship with pathological personality traits: Systematic review and meta-analysis." Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace 12.3 (2018). Obviously not definitive, but it's not hot air either....
- zabzonk 3y ago
  not what you said: "Most humans cannot fathom all the information out there"
  - vouaobrasil 3y ago
    With regard to what I said, I admit I misread your comment a little. But to be clear: what I MEANT was that in ancient times, people basically understood all they NEEDED to understand. What they didn't understand was irrelevant. Nowadays, people NEED to understand complex, useless shit and it's hard to understand it.
    - zabzonk 3y ago
      i completely disagree - for example, it is much easier to use a computer now (phone/microwave/car) than it was to use one 40 years ago (and yes, i was using computers back then).
      - vouaobrasil 3y ago
        The TOOLS we need to make ourselves integrated as cogs in the machine are easier, yes, but the whole operating of society (like how the economy works, etc.) is much harder. Of course, the tools to become an automaton are much easier to use...which is expected.

vouaobrasil 3y ago

Did you ever think that this is why people should be more cautious with regard to technology?? Why not be a bit more cautious then? And as for your neuroses comment: 1. Twenge, Jean M. "Why increases in adolescent depression may be linked to the technological environment." Current opinion in psychology 32 (2020): 89-94. 2. Hammoudi SF, Mreydem HW, Ali BTA, Saleh NO, Chung S, Hallit S, Salameh P. Smartphone Screen Time Among University Students in Lebanon and Its Association With Insomnia, Bedtime Procrastination, and Body Mass Index During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Psychiatry Investig. 2021 Sep;18(9):871-878 3. Cunningham, S., Hudson, C.C. & Harkness, K. Social Media and Depression Symptoms: a Meta-Analysis. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 49, 241–253 (2021). 4. Keles, Betul, Niall McCrae, and Annmarie Grealish. "A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents." International journal of adolescence and youth 25.1 (2020): 79-93. 5. Carvalho, Lucas F., Catarina P. Sette, and Barbara Leticia Ferrari. "Problematic smartphone use relationship with pathological personality traits: Systematic review and meta-analysis." Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace 12.3 (2018). Obviously not definitive, but it's not hot air either....

zabzonk 3y ago
not what you said: "Most humans cannot fathom all the information out there"
- vouaobrasil 3y ago
  With regard to what I said, I admit I misread your comment a little. But to be clear: what I MEANT was that in ancient times, people basically understood all they NEEDED to understand. What they didn't understand was irrelevant. Nowadays, people NEED to understand complex, useless shit and it's hard to understand it.
  - zabzonk 3y ago
    i completely disagree - for example, it is much easier to use a computer now (phone/microwave/car) than it was to use one 40 years ago (and yes, i was using computers back then).
    - vouaobrasil 3y ago
      The TOOLS we need to make ourselves integrated as cogs in the machine are easier, yes, but the whole operating of society (like how the economy works, etc.) is much harder. Of course, the tools to become an automaton are much easier to use...which is expected.