Right. In another time, a TV in the living room always turned on in the evening. We thought of nothing else but watching that new media having replaced the radio and FDR Fireside Chats. Screens do inform but too much atrophy’s the brain. Parents made the horrible mistake giving their children cell devises and psychological studies now fi…
Right. In another time, a TV in the living room always turned on in the evening. We thought of nothing else but watching that new media having replaced the radio and FDR Fireside Chats. Screens do inform but too much atrophy’s the brain. Parents made the horrible mistake giving their children cell devises and psychological studies now find the negative effects of this. And worse, social media has damaged young minds for two generations.
I suppose one might call this site social media, but the likes of Facebook seems to me to exploits people at least as much as empower them. I avoid sites that push things at you. Push media makes us passive spectators. There is a place for that, but it can't sustain democracy. Bowing to Mr. "Only I Can Fix It." is exactly what democracy is not. The truth is only we can fix it.
Right. In another time, a TV in the living room always turned on in the evening. We thought of nothing else but watching that new media having replaced the radio and FDR Fireside Chats. Screens do inform but too much atrophy’s the brain. Parents made the horrible mistake giving their children cell devises and psychological studies now find the negative effects of this. And worse, social media has damaged young minds for two generations.
I suppose one might call this site social media, but the likes of Facebook seems to me to exploits people at least as much as empower them. I avoid sites that push things at you. Push media makes us passive spectators. There is a place for that, but it can't sustain democracy. Bowing to Mr. "Only I Can Fix It." is exactly what democracy is not. The truth is only we can fix it.