I was late to the internet, joining when aol was at 7.0. I felt its danger then to relationships, and have been proven correct over the years.
If it wasn't for my searching for ways yo make money to free myself I would have no internet.
My hope is to one day see this social crypto thing I do see me get a little land away from it all and have enough to pay the government their extortion rent called taxes with enough to be self sufficient and unplug from most everything.
At least when I joined the internet one could still find interesting things and learn. Now everything is so censored and bubbled that misinformation is being presented everywhere as fact to the bubbles they are tailored to, or hidden if it's the actual truth.
Everywhere I see so many mesmerized by their black screens and I just want away from them.
I think what we know now as 'social media', will taper off- especially if we're entering into a 'tough cycle' (economically and socially speaking).
I think the 'facade' and the 'reality' of life , will not mesh as expected by the postmodern morons.(which is all good).
In tough times, real value reverts to - or more closely correlates with - reality.
50 hours playing computer games for tokens, or 50 hours growing food to eat, when food it scarce...??
I think the majority will go for the games, I can then make a killing on selling food.
nah....luxury is just that - it will always takes second place to fucking hungry ! lol
And I grow the fucking food. Riddle me this, can they eat bitcoin?
More to the point - if food is scarce, and crpyto means nothing - would you take bitcoin ?
I think food will be very scarce next year, same as gas, and electric, here like most places they are already stating gas will cost 50% more, and electric 25% more, must be nice to have that crystal ball, knowing the future, hey.
....It's gonna get worse before it gets better - how's that? lol
Sounds about right.
Do they walk along the street where you are, staring at screens? I see them in bars, it can be 4 people, most of the time their head is in the screen, telling people where they are, how much of a good time they are having, but the reality is detached from the truth - I watched a couple on a train, they both pulled out a phone, then a tablet, headphones the lot, not once did they look out of the window and the wonderful world.
Half way to Katowice, they put down the devices for 10 seconds, to show each other something on facebook, then headphones back on, heads down, and back they went into the internet of things.
It can be heaven, it can be hell.
Yes they do. I remember the first time I saw someone doing that. I was shocked. You see them driving with their face in the screens too. I always know when at a light if it turns green and the person in front of me isn't driving they are staring at that screen.
I just don't get it. Like with the internet, I was late getting a cell phone too. I hated being on the phone before cell phones, and keep mine set to do not disturb at all times, and often leave it at home as well. If it's important leave a message and I'll get back with you maybe.
You sound like me, I am never happier than when my alleged smart phone is nowhere near me, I made it a habit, leaving it at home, Thailand was good for that, forgetting I even had a phone, if anyone wanted to see me, they had to find me.
And now I am getting like it again, forgetting it exists.
But tonight I am supposed to meet up with two strangers, and take my phone, think I might just turn it off.
Very slippery out, blanket of ice on the paths and roads, seems nobody cares to de-ice or spread sand here.