Re: Mind's Eye Re-wired brains

I'm sorry, Allan- I should have checked the link first since it lands
on The Daily Beast who seems to have eaten it for lunch. The article
is "Tweets-Texts-Email-Posts--Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy?" by
Tony Dokoupil There are some reviews on other sites but I cannot link
to the article itself. Newsweek is on the point of obvilion as a mag,
anyway. I got my copy at the dentist's office and took it home.
Anyway, according to the article, yes- all this tech business is
altering the brain and emotions leading some to refer to it like
cocaine or a psychosis.

As for gadgets and progress:We know a part of one another. We would
know more riding on a train or stagecoach or taking an ocean liner.
One knows nothing of others in cars on the streets or highway- from
above they look like bugs. This is closer to prisoners tapping out a
code bewteen cells at the Bastille. :-) Candidates for office know
better than to rely solely on the media- they must appear in the flesh
to garner approval and votes.

I am not against progress. I think it was not till the 20th C that
England regained some of luxuries of Roman occupation- like baths and
central heating. A power outage or water turn-off can cripple a modern
community in no time flat. Many students just read the synopsis of a
book on the web and can still get by. Info is instant. And think of
the troubles it has caused finance and stock and commodity markets. I
suppose newspapers and periodicals will die away- like the horse- but
rather than commercial control of the web, we may see government
control- like in China. The horse could wander anywhere, at one time.

On Jul 19, 12:19 pm, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Am trying to figure out which story you want me to read  but there are
> several very interesting ones there..  yeah I do think High tech gadgets
> effect my brain,,  I have 3 actually 5 computers  3 main ones the other
> ones are back up... that is if you count my phone which is in reality a
> full blown tablet..
>
> Yes technology does effect all of us..  if it were not for these gadgets we
> would not even know each  other..  as for gadgets.. I keep one with me at
> all times and I can go on line anytime..  and yes they have come along
> way..  but they are part of our life today..  just like the care was at the
> beginning of the 20th century.. nothing but a rich man's gadget till henry
> Ford came along..
>
> Gadgets change lives and they have been repeating that statement in one
> form or another for eons..   I am more worried about the people trying to
> take it over for commercial gain  and forgetting about its benefits to
> society..
> Allan
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 3:53 PM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Not a terribly new thought but "Newsweek" magazine has a feature on
> > how the tech gadgets are impacting our brain. It's in the July 16,
> > 2012 issue- cover story. A new psychosis? What do you think? Do you
> > think it impacts adults as much as youth? (I still consult my old
> > Britannica- yesterday I was enchanted with Lord Dufferin-Ava.) Hope
> > the link ishttp://www.newsweek.com
>
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> |_D Allan
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