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Technology has allowed us to live inward, what will the effects be?
The Overfiend:
Yeah we was talking about this last night actually about how in even the slightest awkward social situations people suddenly revert to fucking around with their mobile phones and will fuck with their phone so as to avoid making eye-contact.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Lq3h3YSEKS8&hl=en_US&fs=1&
virtuoso:
I think it's synonymous of how our conscious self wants to shut down and instead live our life outside of the world around us. I mean the forums are a symtomn of that I guess but it's also a question of putting into perspective to, the forums give us the opportunity to express our views with people all over the world and therefore is an asset to furthering communication. However contrast that with something like facebook, where people feel compelled to update their status every 5 mins or so. They have formed their world around faceless communication and what's more instead of going to see the person who lives 5 mins away, would rather chat with them on facebook!. We are losing our ability to interact with our surroundings and one another, in the overall scheme of things. However I don't think this new wave of technology is to blame, if you want to see where this all began, you need only look at television. I would be a hypocrite if I overly criticised television because although I try not to, there are some television shows which I do really enjoy, but it's also quite worrying when you consider the amount of time we spend filling our minds with complete nonsense which has no bearing on real life and yet despite that, we become more captivated by it. Or indeed I have started jogging in the early evening and all you can't help but notice almost every home is illuminated by that flashing box. It started with the television, it's now moved on to other media, there is nothing wrong with them in moderation but in the excesses we seem to use them, it's destroying social interaction.
What you just described is something I have noted time and time again, the mobile has become a source of familiarity and comfort. I guess it goes right to the heart of the matter as to why we are being so utterly fucked over, we don't want reality, because we can't handle reality, therefore we try and invent a new reality based on what we want, need and feel. There is this girl I used to know, she was always concerned about how she was viewed by others on these network social sites and ultimately it dictated her every emotion, to the point where after certain comments were made about her, she committed suicide. Consumerism is not just a wanton greed, it's also more than that, it's a need to consume ourselves with new illusions, ever expanding, ever changing illusions, to give us that feel good factor.
It seems that the overriding message coming from the marketers is don't embrace reality, reality sucks, immerse yourself in bullshit. There is something fundamentally wrong though, when the highlight of someones week is the moment they get absolutely and utterly innebriated and without it, they don't feel "normal". All the new technologies are doing is exploiting this underlying rejection of life itself, they aren't causing it, but yes, they are exasperating it. Perhaps it's also a good thing, perhaps through this craziness, we will rediscover ourselves. Maybe in all of this, there is a tipping point and once we reach that point, we will go back to discovering our own humanity again.
.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
People have become so ridiculously anti-social. They are so used to text messaging, Instant Messanging....posting on a Message Board lol.
QuietTruth:
^ Yeahhh, that's the fuckin' word, anti-social.
--- Quote from: virtuoso on January 30, 2010, 11:38:23 AM ---We are losing our ability to interact with our surroundings and one another, in the overall scheme of things.
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Word up boy!
The Overfiend:
--- Quote from: virtuoso on January 30, 2010, 11:38:23 AM ---
What you just described is something I have noted time and time again, the mobile has become a source of familiarity and comfort. I guess it goes right to the heart of the matter as to why we are being so utterly fucked over, we don't want reality, because we can't handle reality, therefore we try and invent a new reality based on what we want, need and feel. There is this girl I used to know, she was always concerned about how she was viewed by others on these network social sites and ultimately it dictated her every emotion, to the point where after certain comments were made about her, she committed suicide. Consumerism is not just a wanton greed, it's also more than that, it's a need to consume ourselves with new illusions, ever expanding, ever changing illusions, to give us that feel good factor.
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You hit the nail on the head there. Expanding upon that, I'd say it is the Ego. It is the age old fabel of man, (its what Satanism is really about as well, mastering of the Ego but also recognizing and using the ego as a tool, thats why Satan is usually half-goat, half man as a nod to our animal ego) the Ego has always been essential to our development and survival, but given excess it knows no bounds, it always wants something or to do something, thats why fast-food sells so well, thats why consumerism is a success, its all based on our Ego, that voice always thinking wanting and making noise in our minds what you gonna do now or get now, etc but there is not just the Ego, there is also the Self, that is, Being that we only really encounter in moments of clarity and enlightened thoughtlessness, or meditation...the more you practice through mediation and develop Self, the less you will feel the need to engage in the whims of the Ego, you may recognize the Ego like 'ok the Ego wants this', but you will be able to make decisions based not only on your Ego but also the Self, thus becoming less and less of a slave to it. ( also why Satan is often depicted with a man and a woman chained to his chair as a nod to those enslaved to their own Ego).
"If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It's very important to be aware of them every time they come up."
-Deepak Chopra
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