“remember how painful it is to think that the good times are over. Then imagine how much more painful it would be to realize you never knew them.”

(but of course it’s not the phones. Of course not)

“remember how painful it is to think that the good times are over. Then imagine how much more painful it would be to realize you never knew them.”

(but of course it’s not the phones. Of course not)

https://www.afterbabel.com/p/a-time-we-never-knew

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Dating is so miserable I gave up on it entirely. The downsides of being unpartnerned seem less than the downsides of dating

Every era is different, but you always have choices. Biggest difference now is dating I think.

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I don't think you can ban the phones. I resent, however, the outright denial from the tech community that there are no negatives. People like pmarca and Tyler Cowen want to live blinders on

we ban the phones and it all goes back to normal?

consider it an immensive privilege to have gone through adolesence in the 90's, truly the best decade

related, what Jimmy Carr says here about Orwell being wrong:

related, what Jimmy Carr says here about Orwell being wrong:
https://youtu.be/v8mlrSIMhD8?feature=shared

Yes there is constant connectivity, but I'll bet that after traveling for 6 weeks this summer, they'll be out of the house to meet their friends within hours after coming home. No matter how tired they are.

I'm wondering if we need to look beyond how these apps are designed to be used and see how kids are using them.