Today I saw a kid gliding past me on his hoverboard with his face glued to a smartphone, this really got me thinking about where we humans are heading and how long it will take before we become 90% cyborg and 10% vegetable?.
Nowadays you can tell how much time a kid gets to spend with their parents by how many toys and gadgets they have.
It seems parents these days are giving in way too easily to these multinational corporate machines that seem to have a never ending supply of devices that are deactivating our kid's brains and bodies. Is it because these parents are way too busy frantically slaving away trying to keep up with the never ending supply of bills, fines and game of thrones episodes, or is just because they have given in to the temptations of these new digital Nannies.
What will happen to Reality when Virtual reality takes over?.
It seems now there is no minimum age for when a kid should be introduced to these gizmos, don't get me wrong, I do think that kids need to learn about technology because if they don't they will get left behind in a big way when this planet becomes one giant computer, but does it really have happen so early and occupy such a huge part of their lives when really they should be out there interacting with people and nature? I truly believe they should learn about reality first before virtual reality.
Lets take a glimps into our childrens future.
If we had the power to see into the future then maybe we would act a lot differently, but that's the thing, you can kind of see where all this is heading without firing up the flux copacitor.
<--This picture is a fairly accurate portrayal of the modern day family, I don't know about you, but this does not look like a healthy way for kids to develop their brain cells.
It's well documented that there are obvious links between excessive screen time and obesity combined with sleep disorders, poor social skills, depression, aggression and academic under-achievement and it doesn't show any sign of slowing down, you only have to do a little research on the subject and then look around to see that this is not the natural way we should be raising our children, just look at this picture below to see where we are heading.
The warning signs are there if you choose to read them.
Most of us were born before technology was such a huge part of everyday life, but these kids are born into it which is why we have to teach them about it, but I truly believe they need to first learn and see the actual reality before we thrust them into the virtual one.
I'm not preaching and I am aware that I spend too much time on steemit, but my brain was fully doveloped before I became a screen slave and I haven't had facebook, a T.V, or any other unsocial device in over 5 yrs as I recognized how it effected me in a negative way, steemit is my only digital addiction but at the same time its helping me and my family in so many ways and I feel as though I am investing in my families future.
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I agree 100% I work in preeschool with small children and can see a Big difference just the last 3 years.
Some kids hardly know how to play anymore or have the same fantasy as before.
They are just use to playing and watching theire phones or Ipads.....we have to teach some children the basics how to interact with other children and how to play.
So sad to se this change but we are doing what we can to teach them again the time they ate with us....but u can only do do much.
Great post and really important subject.
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Thank you @saffisara for reading and commenting
This is so sad, it makes my heart bleed to hear this, if anyone needs any proof that this is a problem then all they need to do is read your post, someone who works with small children effected by digital overloads.
Thank you so much.
Ur welcome. It was a great post and something that effects everybody. It is sad but Im a beliver that it can be changed. We are doing our part and sometimes gives parents a homework like reading a book at home and then talk about it the day after.
Has made a few parents read a book at night for their kids insted of having their Ipads till bedtime.
I honestly had no idea that parents hardly read a book to their kids anymore....thats what teatches them of words, about fantasy and how to retell a story.
This is our project right now :0)
On point. The screen is ruining our ability to delay gratification, especially in children as it's become part of their programming nowadays. The second there is no excitement to be found, we rely on our phones, tablets and pcs for entertainment. As if the world was so boring and our existence so filled with suffering that we just have to distract ourselves from it. That is only true because we teach our minds to easily get bored.
Thank you for reading and for your comment @fisch this is a problem we all face, but young children should not be exposed to this world until their brains can cope with this sensory overload. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
I saw my little brother (13 years younger than me) get addicted to the game DOTA. He lost weight, became more aggressive, and would be gone for over a day sometimes. He finally broke away from it, but it affected both his life and ours in a negative way.
None of those games were around when I was a kid, and I didn't have a cell phone until I was 20, so I never dove deep into a virtual reality mode of life or thinking. But kids today are just engrossed with it all. Makes me wonder what kind of future leaders we are going to have from these younger generations.
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It is destroying these little kids brains, and its highly addictive, I work part time at a psychiatric ward and there are teenagers in there from spending 24hrs a day in front of a computer.
Yes it does make you wonder what leaders we will have in 20yrs.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one.
And thanks again for your support
Yeah.. I do agree with you.. To keep in touch our babys with social community is number one..
By giving them virtual divice is like to creat him to be slave of scrane..
The modern mom have to take care about this.. If they love the babys.. Before the babys transformed to be slave..
I agree on this one. Children these days are often way less focussed on real stuff and prefer their virtual life. The average concentration of kids now a days has sunken to the bottom too...
Besides, I feel like children don't learn a lot about real things anymore either... They're not only becoming less intelligent, but also less self-sustaining and have to rely on others to do their dirty jobs.
Not every child is like that, but the amount of children that's like that is growing by the day. A very bad development.
I agree completely with your analysis. One thing I'd lime to add is that it's been shown recently that the entire human attention span is shorter than a goldfish has.
Now I appreciate that it was for the longest time it was a running joke that goldfish had surprisingly short memory and attention spans. However now studies have shown that in just the last 15+ years we've now dropped below that point.
Here's a link (from a YouTube channel Truthstream Media) that highlights some excellent points including our overall dwindling attention span.
Great video, thanks for that. Wow Smartphone lanes for people not looking where they are going. And look up signs in collage.
Five years ago when I ditched FB I also got rid of my smartphone. It was a very uplifting feeling, after 7months of freedom I missed an email from a client, I was 3 days late in replying to his email and it cost me a months worth of work.
I sadly gave in and realized I needed a smart phone.
I think I will soon be ready to try again :)
Smartphones like all technology can be fine in responsoble hands. I would never give smartphone, tablet tech to a developing brain/mind. Its to delicate. Especially from the EMF.
Yeah the videos that Truthstream Media make are excellent and so professionally researched. I recommend checking more of their work out on YouTube.
Just so long as tech is used, like everything else, safely and in moderation.
Very good observation @pizzachain
I'm glad I am not alone in thinking like this, yes you are right not all kids are like this, some parents have the insight to keep their children's brains activated in a more organic way, but I would say at least 60% of kids are now fully digital.
We are staying at a campsite and more than 50% of the kids here are floating around on hoverboards stuffing their faces with candy whilst taking selfies with the latest iDrones, and I am not exaggerating.
Thanks for your feedback.
But why?
Everyone is so focused on blaming parents or the children as if to think that they have any control at all.
Our society has been manipulated to bring us to this point in time. Free will is an illusion for the most part.
We have a lot more control than that. Parents just need to take charge. They are the moral authorities in their children's lives and need to step up into that role. There's nobody forcing them to let their kids do whatever they like whenever they like.
Manipulation? Explain that, please? I still have and use my free will. If I still got my free will, then why don't others have it? A lot of people follow the newest "trends", but it's the parents and/or children's own choice (FREE WILL!) to follow this trend!
We have taken full control of ours and our children's lives, there is a way to have free will and be free, you just have to say no to the system and create your own. We did it :)
Great post Mark. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I definitely agree with the points you make about technology like not-so-smart phones, tablets and other electronic distractions and how they disconnect us from EVERYTHING around us under the guise of giving us freedom. (Btw I believe they're called tablets because they are meant to treat a symptom)
Freedom from what I ask though? Freedom from the outside world, from a natural existence, from greater connectivity and interaction with the living world around us? We use these things, beLIEving these tools will bring the world and everything in it to us filled with a wealth of knowledge. But all it inevitably brings is a deluge of falsehoods, mistruths, unquantifiable expert facts and the rest is often hollow.
So I agree that we should understand it but stop letting it understand us. We may need technology but can we allow a world where we are slaves to it?
Thank you @alioops for this well thought out comment. Tablets, beLIEve :) love it.
So true, I have the feeling Google knows more about me than I do :l
But on the other hand we have taken big steps towards freedom, and are now living in a tinyhouse on our way to by a little plot of land to grow our food as we refused to 'standunder' and consent.
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on this post.
You are most welcome. There was no hardship, it was a great post.
I'm loving your 'standunder' and consent statement. 😁😄 I am very sure you're very right about our "friends" in the alphabet agencies knowing more about than we know ourselves.
But not all knowledge is power
They can know whatever they wish to know about me. It will not restrict my desire to leave the toxic, corrupt state behind.
I hope we get to see your green garden grow?!
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P.S. Sorry, I could've gone on with those emotes.
It becomes an issue in modern days. You know in India even poor people, have a smart phone which they buy for their children. They even sacrifice good food, Good education but have the mobile phone in their pockets. It become addiction,for the youth. In my family too I have two kids but they don't have any time for me. They keep themselves busy, I often advice them, but you know today's generation. They laugh at me for my little knowledge about inter net system. I am not against about modern technology, but children should grow up in adopting playway methods too. Thanks for sharing such a valuable lesson.
Thank you for sharing this with us @maya7
Wow I thought it was just a westerners disease.
It's so sad to know the whole world is hooked
I fully agree! This is why kids turn out the way they do nowadays.
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Thank you @bdmomuae
Very good topic bro , i think things have changed a lot , nowadays childrens are not enjoying the life too much , well done bro @markwhittam
Thank you @fcbnews, you are right things have changed very quickly, maybe too quick for some parents to realise whats happening to their children.
It is everyone, last night I went out to eat with my family. Now before I get into this, phones are not aloud at any table we eat at, home or restaurant. But my wife happened to look over at the table beside us, now there was a family of 6, and all 6 had their faces in their phones.. your are correct the communcation skills are quickly going away. Now in our house none of our kids got a phone or tablet before the age of 14. On my oldest which is now 23, this was not a big deal, technology wasn't like it is now 9 years ago but my 15 year old, Tried every day to convince us into getting him a phone, much harder in current time. Great article my friend.
I'm sure that family were all texting each other about how slow the WiFi was.
I think it great that you limited your kids exposure to these devices I'm sure they benefited from it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)