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Ugh, "modern panic" is so tiresome. "New generations will never understand the...impact of being present in the moment with...others, the true 'social experienc

Ugh, "modern panic" is so tiresome. "New generations will never understand the...impact of being present in the moment with...others, the true 'social experience"? Why not? Are new generations going to be physically unable to gather, and is smartphone neck going to be an evolutionary advantage? It's just the same old KIDS TODAY and THINGS AREN'T WHAT THEY WERE rubbish that Neolithic Man was sick of hearing from his grandparents. Get over yourself.

veddox 11y ago
I don't see it as "modern panic", but simply as a fact of life. Just like the OP, I love the ability modern technology gives us for communication, information, creativity, etc. But pretending that there are no drawbacks would be dumb and blinding oneself.
- Mimu 11y ago
  His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing.
  - veddox 11y ago
    > His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. Oh, I absolutely agree with that. (Don't quote me, but wasn't it Aristotle who is on record for complaining about "the youths of today"?). But I don't think that that is what the OP was really trying to say - his post wasn't so much about "everything used to be better" than rather "some things are really cool today, other things were perhaps cooler back in the days". That's a much more balanced approach, which IMO is worth thinking about. Like I said, one needs to think about up- and downsides of new developments. Ignoring either or both is not realistic. > What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing. Hm, first of all, I'm not even 20 yet (not quite). Secondly, I spent my formative years in Africa (with few electronic devices) and Europe (with electronics everywhere). So I dare say I am actually in a position to compare the two.

veddox 11y ago

I don't see it as "modern panic", but simply as a fact of life. Just like the OP, I love the ability modern technology gives us for communication, information, creativity, etc. But pretending that there are no drawbacks would be dumb and blinding oneself.

Mimu 11y ago
His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing.
- veddox 11y ago
  > His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. Oh, I absolutely agree with that. (Don't quote me, but wasn't it Aristotle who is on record for complaining about "the youths of today"?). But I don't think that that is what the OP was really trying to say - his post wasn't so much about "everything used to be better" than rather "some things are really cool today, other things were perhaps cooler back in the days". That's a much more balanced approach, which IMO is worth thinking about. Like I said, one needs to think about up- and downsides of new developments. Ignoring either or both is not realistic. > What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing. Hm, first of all, I'm not even 20 yet (not quite). Secondly, I spent my formative years in Africa (with few electronic devices) and Europe (with electronics everywhere). So I dare say I am actually in a position to compare the two.