Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : boraxman
From : Jeff
Date : Fri Jan 28 2022 08:54:01

On 28 Jan 2022, boraxman said the following...
 bo> I would answer that Social Media, the way it is used, is moving away
 bo> from human dynamics that we can deal with.  It's just harder to deal in
 bo> a world where ANYONE around the world can find ANYTHING you said, and
 bo> get your fired. Or anyone around the world can bully you, and there is
 bo> nothing you can do.  Or being cut off from talking to friends and family
 bo> because you've got a ban, etc, etc.

Authors, journalists, and other people in the public spotlight have dealt
with this for centuries. As far as being banned, hold that thought...

 bo>  Je> That's not 100% true. Our ability to fly and travel depend on the
 bo>  Je> ability of at least some of us to process the increased rate of
 bo>  Je> information generated by, and on the ability of at least some of us t
 bo>  Je> react in the shortened timespan granted by, velocities which our brai
 bo>  Je> were not "designed" to handle.
 bo> That seems kind of a stretch. It's not like when you fly you are dodging
 bo> stuff all the time.  There's nothing up in the sky.  The difficulty is
 bo> navigation.

As long as everything goes well, yes, they make it look easy. There are
times, though, when everything does not go well.

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

Again, as long as things are going well, it looks pretty easy.

Jeff.

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