Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Jeff
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Jan 28 2022 23:56:20

 Je> The social mechanics of today are very, very different than they were
 Je> back when we roamed the plains of Africa, even without considering phone
 Je> apps. Telephones, televisions, telegraphs, book, newspapers,
 Je> magazines... all make the world a little bit smaller than it was before.
 Je> 

They are, no doubt.  And there are many maladies as a result.  The question is really this.  Is Social Media moving us further away from human dynamics that we can innately manage and deal with and process, or closer to them, or neutral?

I would answer that Social Media, the way it is used, is moving away from human dynamics that we can deal with.  It's just harder to deal in a world where ANYONE around the world can find ANYTHING you said, and get your fired. Or anyone around the world can bully you, and there is nothing you can do.  Or being cut off from talking to friends and family because you've got a ban, etc, etc.
 Je> That's not 100% true. Our ability to fly and travel depend on the
 Je> ability of at least some of us to process the increased rate of
 Je> information generated by, and on the ability of at least some of us to
 Je> react in the shortened timespan granted by, velocities which our brains
 Je> were not "designed" to handle.
 Je> 

That seems kind of a stretch. It's not like when you fly you are dodging stuff all the time.  There's nothing up in the sky.  The difficulty is navigation.

You have seen people fly planes, yes?

I would say driving is harder.  We've automated much of flight.  WE haven't automated driving.

.... Everyone smiles in the same language.

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