Silicon Valley Says Step Away From the Device!

SeaKing · 07-24-2012, 05:02 AM

Hands up, Step away from the Device Sir!
Remain motionless!
This means you!

"Tech firms are uneasy over the effect time online has on relationships.
By MATT RICHTEL
Published: July 23, 2012
NY Times"

"Stuart Crabb, a director in the executive offices of Facebook, naturally likes to extol the extraordinary benefits of computers and smartphones. But like a growing number of technology leaders, he offers a warning: log off once in a while, and put them down.

In a place where technology is seen as an all-powerful answer, it is increasingly being seen as too powerful, even addictive."

More to read

Too much reading, watching videos, playing games, snooping around on the net may be bad for your health, your work performance and your social life.

"Who would have thought?"

tubemonkey · 07-24-2012, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

Too much reading, watching videos, playing games, snooping around on the net may be bad for your health, your work performance and your social life.

But, but, but... the net is my social life

Crusader · 07-24-2012, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

But, but, but... the net is my social life

True. I think being constantly connected has become an integral part of having a modern social life. Heck if I look at my nieces they are constantly on their cellphones, even when they have friends sitting next to them!

kennyc · 07-24-2012, 05:25 AM

but I have no life....I'm only part of the monkey matrix....

tubemonkey · 07-24-2012, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

but I have no life....I'm only part of the monkey matrix....

Spoiler:

Bricorn · 07-24-2012, 03:54 PM

I need a life, does anyone know where I can download one?

QuantumIguana · 07-24-2012, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bricorn

I need a life, does anyone know where I can download one?

Do you have to have a first life to download second life?

Anabana · 07-24-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana

Do you have to have a first life to download second life?

Possibly not; but there may be a core charge...

elcreative · 07-24-2012, 07:02 PM

Wow, what a new idea... we've never heard that before... oh wait, we have...

StoryEnthusiast · 07-24-2012, 07:11 PM

Walking on the beach with the loved one gives me a second life.

wyndslash · 07-24-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

But, but, but... the net is my social life

the net IS life O____O

MidnightBlue · 07-24-2012, 09:22 PM

When my father has had enough of us being glued to an online device he will shut the WiFi server down. It works because we know he won't turn it back on for at least a few hours so we have to actually do something in a real life social sense. At mealtimes we have to put phones and tablets into Airplane mode. Luckily I only visit on weekends but my siblings who still live at home have to put up with it all week.

FatDog · 07-26-2012, 06:28 PM

Back in the Atkins/Food Combining/South Beach fad diet battles there was a guy...

He had a big white beard and had not finished Medical School and wrote a book on healthy living/eating. One of his interesting chapters was about doing an "Information Fast".

His assertion is that TV, newspapers, magazines, the internet, music, etc., was all designed to stimulate you, to rile you up, to gain your attention. Weeks, months of this constant stimulation can over-whelm you, silently.

His suggestion was that for a weekend you turn off the TV, don't read magazines or newspapers or use the computer. You can listen to ... classical or jazz music but that's it. Just take the 2 days to cook, exercise, do something with a spouse or kids, garden, paint a room, etc.

I did this one weekend, and it was hard. But on Monday I actually enjoyed going to work and plugging back in. I did not miss anything important.

I remember having to turn off the cable box at my house during the week because the daughters were rushing through their homework to watch TV (and doing a crappy job). They had gotten into the 'tv habit'. I forced them to pick the 2-3 shows we all liked each night, we recorded them and sat down on Friday evening to watch the shows.

So I suspect we have all gotten into the 'information habit'. A lot of the stuff we do on-line - is not really all that important. But it has crept up on us and we have become quietly addicted.

xg4bx · 07-26-2012, 08:57 PM

I'm an internet addict and I get angry at myself for it but its hard to stop. I sit here all night mindlessly refreshing the same sites and boards, then I get angry at myself for not getting any reading done when its time to go to bed.

In reality, all of my internet business can be conducted in 10 minutes. But that 10 minutes magically transforms into 10 hours.

tdonline · 07-26-2012, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xg4bx

I'm an internet addict and I get angry at myself for it but its hard to stop. I sit here all night mindlessly refreshing the same sites and boards, then I get angry at myself for not getting any reading done when its time to go to bed.

In reality, all of my internet business can be conducted in 10 minutes. But that 10 minutes magically transforms into 10 hours.

I'm an addict too and am undergoing "web rehab". I'm on Day 11. I fell off the wagon yesterday and was online for 10 hours straight and went to bed at 4AM...I'm not proud but today was a new day and all I could do was get back in the saddle.

07-24-2012, 05:02 AM	#1
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	Silicon Valley Says Step Away From the Device! Hands up, Step away from the Device Sir! Remain motionless! This means you! "Tech firms are uneasy over the effect time online has on relationships. By MATT RICHTEL Published: July 23, 2012 NY Times" "Stuart Crabb, a director in the executive offices of Facebook, naturally likes to extol the extraordinary benefits of computers and smartphones. But like a growing number of technology leaders, he offers a warning: log off once in a while, and put them down. In a place where technology is seen as an all-powerful answer, it is increasingly being seen as too powerful, even addictive." More to read Too much reading, watching videos, playing games, snooping around on the net may be bad for your health, your work performance and your social life. "Who would have thought?" Last edited by SeaKing; 07-24-2012 at 05:04 AM.

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FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Back in the Atkins/Food Combining/South Beach fad diet battles there was a guy... He had a big white beard and had not finished Medical School and wrote a book on healthy living/eating. One of his interesting chapters was about doing an "Information Fast". His assertion is that TV, newspapers, magazines, the internet, music, etc., was all designed to stimulate you, to rile you up, to gain your attention. Weeks, months of this constant stimulation can over-whelm you, silently. His suggestion was that for a weekend you turn off the TV, don't read magazines or newspapers or use the computer. You can listen to ... classical or jazz music but that's it. Just take the 2 days to cook, exercise, do something with a spouse or kids, garden, paint a room, etc. I did this one weekend, and it was hard. But on Monday I actually enjoyed going to work and plugging back in. I did not miss anything important. I remember having to turn off the cable box at my house during the week because the daughters were rushing through their homework to watch TV (and doing a crappy job). They had gotten into the 'tv habit'. I forced them to pick the 2-3 shows we all liked each night, we recorded them and sat down on Friday evening to watch the shows. So I suspect we have all gotten into the 'information habit'. A lot of the stuff we do on-line - is not really all that important. But it has crept up on us and we have become quietly addicted.

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