I cannot see the sky from my apartment. So If have to wait until I leave for work or other reasons.
I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning.
I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning.
This seems to be a pretty common comparison, especially as a reply to older generations remarking on everyone always being on their phones. Kind of a meme at this point[1][2].
It really makes me think that not a lot of thought/concern is given to the major difference between print media and modern technology/social media: print media is a one-way relationship. There is no interaction between the reader and the newspaper - it's a passive information source.
Social media on the other hand is a two-way, highly interactive, highly curated information source/communication tool and that is where the comparison falls flat on it's face. To compare the two in the context of mental health/anti-social behavior/distraction etc. is missing the point.
And for anyone interested in some research on the subjects of technology and social media as it related to kids, I will always plug the non-profit I work for:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research
1. https://memeworld.funnyjunk.com/pictures/Kids+these+days+alw...
2. https://miro.medium.com/max/1080/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4MP2HQ.jp...
I have no mouth, yet I must stream.
You are definitely right there, but my point was the barrier for entry has been lowered. No need to have a printing press and to be accepted for sale at storefronts - if you have an internet connection, you have a voice.
* The quantity
* Ease of access to more marginal opinions
* "Dark patterns" such as infinite scrolling
* Internet "debates" traded in 140 or 280-character blows, to be endlessly liked and retweeted
* Anybody, anywhere can make a good-sounding point which is still logically flawed
* Centralization, not of opinions but of specific publishing platforms that have the final say in the control of content, despite being practically public spaces[1]
[1] While it's true that newspapers and publishers had a lot of control over public opinion, Twitter has more control over public opinion than any newspaper in history.
Yeah, newspapers don't scream at you.
On the other hand, people are using smartphones primarily to talk to other people. With IMs, not voice calls, but they talk with each other nonetheless. That's about as opposite of antisocial as you can have.
I don't believe that's true. I thinnk most smartphone time for most users is spent passively consuming broadcast social media: scrolling through Instagram photos and Facebook posts.
Imagine how different Instagram would if after ten minutes of scrolling you reached a point where it said "That's it. No more photos until tomorrow!"
(You may remember that Facebook used to work that way with their chronological feed. As soon as you saw a familiar post, you knew you were done. There's a reason they killed that feature.)