You know ....its hard to see sometimes, but this place is pretty amazing.

We can fight, connect, love, hate, and annoy .....people from all around the world.... realtime.

I remember watching my mum wow out over watching televsion on a 4 inch screen in a box in bed ....30 years ago .....and her exclamation at it .

Now its in our hand, 24/7.....tv, music, radio, conversation and more.

2 generwtions of now take it for granted.
But go back two more ...and this is sci- fi shit.

Its pretty cool really🤗

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Stephie · 22-25, F

Except that 30 years ago spammers and trolls were terms that may only have been associated with either meat factory workers and woods inhabitants of the forests of Norway.

Thirty years ago, kids played with each other outside in the backyards rather than behind a screen shooting at each other in a virtual world and have lost every real face to face connections.

Thirty years ago, people knew how to spell, did not use onomatopoeia, abbreviations and other cryptic terms that require a university degree to understand.

OogieBoogie · F

@Stephie yeah, the most unfortunate thing with all this advancement, is that we forget its optional.
Even my generation can be a slave to it - calls, messages, facebook(ugh), etc.

I work at a school, a very, lets say - 'rough' school, and so many kids dont see the need to learn basic literacy, because their use of the internet is all tictok and youtube and insta' 🤷‍♀️
Its all entertainment....no real knowledge expansion.
And now we have siri and alexa...(Which is great for people who's hands dont work), but GEEZ!, how hard is it to type or text basic prompts for info for an abled body person?

We are losing basic essental skills.
They dont even learn them in the first place!

And worse .... they don't even realize 🫤

Stephie · 22-25, F

@OogieBoogie Yes, this is so true.

I make it a point to type out all my texts using a keyboard. I never use voice command because I intend to keep my skills with grammar, sentence construction and a basic vocabulary.

I am worried about and for our future generations and their integration in society. They are the ones that will eventually rule nations and multinationals but at what cost for knowledge. Will we be doomed to lose our ability to talk with each other? Will we forget how to communicate in a concise manner or is there a new chance to have a multinational and common way of expressing ourselves that breaks the communication barriers that mankind put up in the past millennia?

Stephie · 22-25, F

@OogieBoogie I forgot to mention it but I like the art in your picture portfolios. Very nice drawings.

OogieBoogie · F

@Stephie oh thank you so much 🤗
Yeah, i art about here and there when the whim takes me.
I was once a graphic artist way back - but it was a very much a 'creative vampire' to my artsy nature....so i gave it up.

But thankyou . I really like when people enjoy my art.....not many appreciate my artsy side in RL.