I never started any social media account, do I get to write an article in the NYT now? No?
No offense but as much as I am pro people quitting their digital addictions articles like that are getting annoying. #nooffense #duh
I am very aware of that but overall it still looks like it if you have a look at all topics, personal stories and experiences etc.
I'd be rather fearful to go the the US, starts at the border, then their cities and then I'd be fearful of their police.
Not to mention all the other issues this country seems to have. The poverty in the USA is worse than in some ex 2nd world countries, so bad that even the UN called upon it.
reminds me of:
"Have you ever sailed across an ocean?
On a sailboat surrounded by sea with no land in sight?
Without even the possibility of sighting land for days to come.
The stand of your helm of your destiny.
I want that.
I want to be in Piazza del campo in Siena.
I want another meal in Prague.
I want another bottle of wine,
and then another.
I want the warmth of a woman in a cool set of sheets,
One more night of love.
I want to stand on summits and smoke cubans and feel the sun on my face for as long as I can.
Walking the wall again , climb the tower, ride the river, stare at the stars.
I want to sit in the garden and read one more good book.
Most of all I want to sleep,
I want to sleep like I slept when I was a boy,
Give me that
Just one time" R. Reddington (The Blacklist)
wrong conclusion...it is because those people are not doing this outside ;) so yes if you sit all day at home and read books it won't be good but the reason is not the reading distance. I remember as a kid my parents always said "don't sit so close to the TV"...same story there
That is a misconception and has been debunked (same goes for reading in dim light), I been a kid like that and I basically spend all day since the last 15y in front of a computer and I have near perfect eye sight. The "screen time" is not at fault per se if you get enough outside time. The reason is not just any "sunlight exposure" but it is about UV radiation that is important for the development of the eye.
How can one say something such irresponsible? A lot of the problems in the world and peoples personal life are caused by reproduction. It is not a right but a choice and this choice most seem unable to make with a clear rational mind, if anything people need oversight on that topic. But apparently ridiculous "ethical" and religious positions are more important than the coming global(!) humanitarian crisis, I'd like to ask people like you again about what you think once people start eating each other and rot away by the billions.
But the struggle of the working poor is not because of the amount of work (topic), but because of a unfair economic system. p.s. if you read above you'd knew I been in such situations too, I kind of grew up with that
Yes I agree, there are people with bad luck but I was not talking about those, I meant more in general. I am not saying one should not help, the topic was about work anyway, my point was simply that if people step back with their wants they'd have to work less. I just hear too often someone lament about how he/she has no money but then they have all kinds of luxury items... car, especially if someone lives in a big city, is nothing but a money burning machine and if they say "but I want one" well then they gotta pay for that with their time and nerves at work
I live in the most corrupt and poorest country of all Western Society, I come from a poor family, my whole life was fighting, I have been starving, I have been freezing (couldn't afford heating, sleeping bag in winter). I don't blame anyone, I don't expect anything from society. I spend years acquiring skills, knowledge and experience and now it pays off. The whole knowledge of the world is available online to anyone, if someone can't make something out of that then they have to try harder.
If you have children you can't complain if you have to work more. It is a decision, kids cost money, everybody knows that. Same goes for location to live in, what you eat, if you want a car...my point is : you don't NEED much. Most people could live comfortable with less work, the problem is people WANT too much and that is exacerbated by this throw-away society. What most don't get is: the world owes you nothing, you should be happy with the minimum, anything beyond not being hungry and having shelter is an WANT that's extra you don't NEED. People are spoiled
Unpopular opinion: It is easy to work less or nearly work nothing and still get by fine (in the context of the modern western world!), the issue is more that people spend their money in bad ways and make bad long term decisions. If you live reasonable and don't spend money on things you don't need you also don't need to work so much...And I often heard from people now "I don't even know why I work so much, I don't need the money". I am sure most people would prefer to work less if the system would allow it.
I can't be the only techy who got more and more technophob over the last 10 years, which many of my friends find so funny and if they ask me why I usually respond with "because I know what's on the dark side"
"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run." - Henry David Thoreau
There were other issues which the new company didn't agree on. But I wanted to leave anyway. In the end I followed this: "You can always earn more money but you can never make more time"
I just left a company that got aquired by a big US security company, I was offered a 140k bonus (50/50 cash/stock, under the condition of staying min. 2 y) if I stay (because they knew I was probably leaving). The Bonus was several times more than my annual salary (Eastern Europe). Despite all the day dreaming about the numbers I declined and left. Why? Because after 2 years there I was already burned out, had no time, was getting calls at 5am, had to be available 24/7. I was miserable and had no life and for what? “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” - Thoreau. Now I only work 10h a week and am so happy and relaxed, I earn enough to cover my living costs and can use the rest of my LIFE to do whatever I want.
Just wanted to share that because I often see people here obsessing about money, but what's the point of it if you can't live?
"Google’s many data centers around the world burn through 260 million watts" way less, besides Google's DC are rather modern and often are rather environmental friendly. Bitcoin on the other hand is mostly mined in China where the energy comes largely from fossil fuels