No focus, no fights, and a bad back – 16 ways technology has ruined my life

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[–]detty 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

13 It’s created a requirement to go everywhere forewarned and forearmed

This.

I'm supposed to know EVERYTHING about the places I want to go to. It's exhausting.

[–]Bitch-Im-a-cow 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agreed. I think the list helps us appreciate that the wonder of discovery, the joy of arguing about something new, the attention to something for long periods of time, and avoiding the flood of dumb opinions in social media are inevitably rare, and it will be interesting to see when and where to switch off technologies, to get lost, to enjoy the wonder of learning without looking up the subject online.

[–]HiddenFox 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

7and 8 are the best.

7 - It’s given me unfiltered access to the opinions of stupid people

8 - It’s given stupid people unfiltered access to each other’s opinions

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

my pet label is attention whore