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Did Big Tech Mutate the Human Species? Can we Sue? | |
| Lightman Offer Upgrade  User ID: 56695551 02/05/2023 02:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 81084792 02/05/2023 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's become clear in the last 10 years that it was all a huge mistake. Not sure how to begin to assess the damage. It's like when your Christmas tree lights are tangled beyond comprehension. Becomes easier to just toss them all out and get new ones. It's probably going to take a nuclear war to accomplish the destruction of the internet. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 81906953  United States02/05/2023 02:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84637914 02/05/2023 03:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was alive for a long time before any of this technology existed, and I can feel the difference between the two versions of reality. Pre-internet was a time of hopefulness and motivation accompanied by great in-person social interactions and fun. The current world is a cold lonely realm of paranoia and depression. If the internet was destroyed, we'd all wake up with a huge hangover, but ultimately the human species would begin to heal. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78109963 02/05/2023 04:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This got me thinking about the world before and after the internet. Clearly taking an absurd comedic approach, but the themes are very true and real. Beyond some of the more obvious cultural destruction the internet caused like the death of shopping malls, video stores, etc it also fundamentally altered the development of youth, social interaction, and normal in-person relationships that help form empathy and other forms of healthy human psychology. Quoting: Lightman Mass shootings skyrocketed, childhood depression at an all-time high, misinformation, fake news, and impotency are just some of the many negative consequences of big tech putting profit over ethics and human values. I've heard the "this is just the way things are now" argument and I don't find it very compelling or intellectual. At what point do we hold big tech responsible for the disaster they have caused? They literally mutated the human species. Why have we allowed this to happen? It's hard for anyone who did not know the world before Internet's inception. I also think it's a similar to most abusive relationships. It's hard for the woman to admit they're in an abusive relationship. They make excuses for their abuser and hide the fact that they're struggling deep down. I think a number of newer generations deep down know something isn't right. The abuse starts the moment they go online so it's very much a part of who they are. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84015231 United States02/05/2023 04:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is why i was praying that the balloon had an EMP device that would send us back to the 1800’s so we could save the human race, and hopefully remember when this technology came back again I feel horrible for the little ones growing up thinking this is all normal, children have lost their innocence and have become openly sexualized, and we have all become zombies and horrific acts are now mundane |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83490121 02/05/2023 07:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is why i was praying that the balloon had an EMP device that would send us back to the 1800’s so we could save the human race, and hopefully remember when this technology came back again Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84015231 I feel horrible for the little ones growing up thinking this is all normal, children have lost their innocence and have become openly sexualized, and we have all become zombies and horrific acts are now mundane The technology crept up on us. It was hard to see what was happening day to day, but when you look at the last 30 years it becomes obvious the moment culture went online it gradually fell apart. It's just too much data for the human mind. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80651169 02/05/2023 08:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is why i was praying that the balloon had an EMP device that would send us back to the 1800’s so we could save the human race, and hopefully remember when this technology came back again Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84015231 I feel horrible for the little ones growing up thinking this is all normal, children have lost their innocence and have become openly sexualized, and we have all become zombies and horrific acts are now mundane The technology crept up on us. It was hard to see what was happening day to day, but when you look at the last 30 years it becomes obvious the moment culture went online it gradually fell apart. It's just too much data for the human mind. I knew something was terribly wrong when my 68-year-old mother called me in tears. She had been shopping at a local grocery store and when one of the staff learned her name was "Karen" they attacked her and physically assaulted her, screaming "she's a Karen!" as others joined in punching and kicking her for no other reason than some poorly conceived internet meme. She suffered a broken rib and a concussion from the attack. We're in the middle of pressing charges and filing a lawsuit against the store. The internet is poison. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80166737 United States02/05/2023 08:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is why i was praying that the balloon had an EMP device that would send us back to the 1800’s so we could save the human race, and hopefully remember when this technology came back again Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84015231 I feel horrible for the little ones growing up thinking this is all normal, children have lost their innocence and have become openly sexualized, and we have all become zombies and horrific acts are now mundane The technology crept up on us. It was hard to see what was happening day to day, but when you look at the last 30 years it becomes obvious the moment culture went online it gradually fell apart. It's just too much data for the human mind. I knew something was terribly wrong when my 68-year-old mother called me in tears. She had been shopping at a local grocery store and when one of the staff learned her name was "Karen" they attacked her and physically assaulted her, screaming "she's a Karen!" as others joined in punching and kicking her for no other reason than some poorly conceived internet meme. She suffered a broken rib and a concussion from the attack. We're in the middle of pressing charges and filing a lawsuit against the store. The internet is poison. Wow that's awful. So sorry your mom had to endure the wrath of Generation Z. So many demons raised by the machine. |
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