Guest Sime Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) It's a bad thing Learning to be happy on your own is the first thing people should learn to live a better life Edited June 5, 2017 by Sime
Darren69 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Apparently, a lot of people are now no longer able to maintain attention for any significant amount of time, due to screen time, an ever present flow of short sparks of useless information and so on. There was an hour-long ABC radio program on it some months back, was scary listening. 3
Happy Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Darren69 said: Apparently, a lot of people are now no longer able to maintain attention for any significant amount of time, due to screen time, an ever present flow of short sparks of useless information and so on. There was an hour-long ABC radio program on it some months back, was scary listening. I've never been able to maintain attention for a long time since my birth. Strangely enough I like Mahler and Bruckner at the same time lol 3
Sir Rab of Everest Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 I've never been able to maintain attention for a long time since my birth. Strangely enough I like Mahler and Bruckner at the same time lol It had never occurred to me to listen to them simultaneously. Would you recommend bruckner 8 on one channel and the symphony of a thousand on the other? I'd better have some medication ready.
Happy Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Just now, Sir Rab of Everest said: It had never occurred to me to listen to them simultaneously. Would you recommend bruckner 8 on one channel and the symphony of a thousand on the other? I'd better have some medication ready. Sure. Some you just need a good dose of Mollys. Or maybe some quality C.
manchu Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Darren69 said: There was an hour-long ABC radio program on it . An hour of radio!. It should be presented in a bunch tweets, memes or whatever it is needed to get into the heads of those who need to hear it. Edited June 5, 2017 by manchu 2
Darren69 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, manchu said: An hour or radio!. It should be presented in a bunch tweets, memes or whatever it is needed to get into the heads of those who need to hear it. LOL! Yep. and today on 'Its all in the mind' we discuss the affect that....beep, oh must look. .oh someones lunch...better 'like' it.. 2
t_mike Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 The whole tag is oxymoronic ( if that's a word). It should be anti-social media! 2
keyse1 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Isn't this social media or is social media something other people do? 2
Happy Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 32 minutes ago, keyse1 said: Isn't this social media or is social media something other people do? I think the intended reference was Social Networking Services such as FB, Instagram etc rather than internet forum like this one.
t_mike Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 @keyse1 I guess it is, but, this site doesn't go beep in the middle of dinner, or during a conversation. It also promotes get togethers and people getting to meet others with similar interests, who may never have this opportunity otherwise. Most people on this site I consider "net acquaintances", and while I may "like" some their posts, I don't "like" them in a fake friends way. There are people I have met through this site that I would be more than happy to share more of my time with in the future . Nothing anti-social about it at all for me. 4
rantan Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 26 minutes ago, t_mike said: @keyse1 I guess it is, but, this site doesn't go beep in the middle of dinner, or during a conversation. It also promotes get togethers and people getting to meet others with similar interests, who may never have this opportunity otherwise. Most people on this site I consider "net acquaintances", and while I may "like" some their posts, I don't "like" them in a fake friends way. There are people I have met through this site that I would be more than happy to share more of my time with in the future . Nothing anti-social about it at all for me. Good post. I could not agree more Nobody gets on here just to tell the world that their dog just farted and the budgie collapsed from the fumes. 5
LogicprObe Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, rantan said: Good post. I could not agree more Nobody gets on here just to tell the world that their dog just farted and the budgie collapsed from the fumes. That's a pity..................sounds like a good story! 5
Happy Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Good post. I could not agree more Nobody gets on here just to tell the world that their dog just farted and the budgie collapsed from the fumes. I think we do have a few of those threads though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Kaynin Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 8 hours ago, Sime said: It's a bad thing I'm sure that was said when TV arrived too... Having said that, I'm not on FB or Twitter or whatever the other apps are. I tried FB for about 3 months and decided it was the biggest waste of time for me. I watched the YouTube video (is YouTube the video form of social media?...) I agree that social media is about editing who we are and portray who we want to be, the rest of the vid is a bit mellow dramatic... I don't think social media appeals to us when or because we feel alone (although there would be instances, of course), but more so it's an ego thing. Self obsession, rather than loneliness...
lusk Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 40 minutes ago, Kaynin said: I agree that social media is about editing who we are and portray who we want to be, Sheepbook plays on basic human trait- everybody is worried about what others think of them. 1
t_mike Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 And if you can't make yourself look good, put everyone else down. (Sorta sounds like footy show humor actually). 1
Happy Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 I'm sure that was said when TV arrived too... You mean TV now somehow isn't? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Darren69 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Facebook also 'feeds' you more of what you want to hear, creating a whole 'artificial normal' around the user, if you will. There is no opportunity for peers to 'put your feet back on the ground for you' with some tough love. This can lead to some very extreme characters loving FB, to be Captain Obvious. The 'news' feeds are only what you want to hear and one members news will be completely different to anothers. Edited June 5, 2017 by Darren69
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