Life without technology

[Sheff]

i love modern technology but dont you think it would be more interesting without it?

if i wanted to talk to one of my mates theres a thousand ways i could do it, phone (mobile), text, facebook, twitter, email, ping, msn, liveprofile etc
but it seems like even though there's so many ways to connect with people, people arent actually connecting.
i know im not forced to be a slave to technology but i think id rather live in a time where, if i wanted to talk to someone, i had to go over to their house or phone their house phone or whatever.

im not only talking about connecting with people but just with everything in general.


i dont really have a good way of explaining what i mean but does anyone know what im getting at?

[jameshk]

I was thinking about this the other day. I used to be alot more connected with my friends, have convosations for ages that actually ment something instead of.

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[Sheff]

same, i can remember a time when i actually met people to talk about stuff and have an actual conversation.

nowadays most times i go out it ends up with half my mates sat down on facebook on there fucking phone all day

[hendramarshall]

this is making me

2nd all that has been already said...

[Pedro Sánchez]

Yep, social interaction is now 80% 2D over a phone line, most people couldn't go back if they tried.

[Sheff]

i have so much to say about it but just dont know how to say it

[2manynoobs]

we're slaves to the system.

it's all about getting out of your house, get your friends and have fun, do stupid shit and stuff like that :p

fuck college, fuck a job, fuck a cellphone.. you know what I mean

(don't take me too litterally though: no money without job, no job without college and so forth i know but think about just the idea for a second.. )

I think we would all be a lot happier !

[Sheff]

Yep, social interaction is now 80% 2D over a phone line, most people couldn't go back if they tried.

i swear loads of people dont have a personality these days because of the lack of social interaction.
every girl looks the same and every boy thinks the same

[Sheff]

we're slaves to the system.

it's all about getting out of your house, get your friends and have fun, do stupid shit and stuff like that :p

fuck college, fuck a job, fuck a cellphone.. you know what I mean

(don't take me too litterally though: no money without job, no job without college and so forth i know but think about just the idea for a second.. )

I think we would all be a lot happier !

yeah i know what you mean

[say_whut]

same, i can remember a time when i actually met people to talk about stuff and have an actual conversation.

nowadays most times i go out it ends up with half my mates sat down on facebook on there fucking phone all day

I get this too, for example, this guy has Facebook on his blackberry and he responds to any comments/wall posts/whatever almost instantly. He's always on it. It's rendered him almost entirely useless in any actual verbal conversation.

Facebook is a heap of shit I swear. I have it, yes, but I can honestly say, I rarely use it at all. Connecting the world my arse.

[jameshk]

This thread has seriously got me thinking. Ahh im such a hypocrite as well because im such a facebook slave.

[AxeD]

Do you look like a surprised Mr. Smithers in real life too?

Edit: We wouldn't be able to talk about how this affects our lifes without technology though

[icanicant]

its all good in moderation. What I really hate is people being on their blackberry all the time when they are with you. pisses me off so much. why would you want to do that?

The fact that blackberry have made that bbm thing so you can no if someone has read it just facilitates things. puts me off getting one. I dont want anyone to know if i have read their bbm or not.

[Pedro Sánchez]

Yep, social interaction is now 80% 2D over a phone line, most people couldn't go back if they tried.

i swear loads of people dont have a personality these days because of the lack of social interaction.
every girl looks the same and every boy thinks the same

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[2manynoobs]

Sheff you're on to it dude!

[2manynoobs]

this is why I believe so much in this "wake up" shit.. it hurts me so much every day in those clear moments of observation how imprisoned people are. They can only open up a little bit to their friends. And even with them they still don't open up entirely! And I can honestly say that I'm like that as well to some degree, although I'm really aware of it and admitting it to myself and trying to say fuck it, I'm gonna be myself: imma do my thang. And I've had many people laugh at me, but I can imagine there are people who are laughed at even more. It takes real courage to really be yourself and do what you want to do without having the social paranoia and all that shit.. Too bad people only truly open up when they've taken the right drugs.. Isn't it just magical how drugs like MDMA learn you to love everything and everyone again?

I wish the collective mentality would change, so that everyone suddenly realizes how stupid we've been all these years..

[noam]

oh BORE OFF!!

i remember the 'good ol days' just as much as you lot

and it wasn't that good

so many people bitch about facebook or whatever - when all the mediums of communication for you to satiate your desire for ye olde worlde conversation are still there, facebook didn't cut out your tongue - you did.

stop moaning about shit and write a fucking letter if it makes you that happy. jesus.

[2manynoobs]

oh BORE OFF!!

i remember the 'good ol days' just as much as you lot

and it wasn't that good

so many people bitch about facebook or whatever - when all the mediums of communication for you to satiate your desire for ye olde worlde conversation are still there, facebook didn't cut out your tongue - you did.

stop moaning about shit and write a fucking letter if it makes you that happy. jesus.

you're harsh dude

[Pedro Sánchez]

I wish the mentality would change, so that everyone suddenly realizes how stupid we've been all these years..

People would rather eat at same table instead of ruining the meal.

[noam]

I wish the mentality would change, so that everyone suddenly realizes how stupid we've been all these years..

People would rather eat at same table instead of ruining the meal.

ironic considering your view point in this thread..?