|
What happens when a mom unplugs her teenagers for 6 months? (pg. 3)
|
View this Thread in Original format
| pkcRAISTLIN |
| if god wanted me to read books he wouldnt have invented pong. |
|
|
| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
if god wanted me to read books he wouldnt have invented pong. |
:stongue: |
|
|
| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Rubbish.
Romantic reactionaries keep praising the good old life when kids did what they did as kids and take their own lives to be some sort of standard against which everything must be compared. I don't know what a kite looks like, I never played cricket on the street (an unlikely popular past-time among kids here in Brazil) and I can count on my fingers how many trees I climbed in my youth. And I enjoyed my childhood thoroughly: I played Master System (and then SNES and then... yeah, that's about it :p), studied languages and got into electronic music production by age 12 (though the oh-so-enlightened luddites would often argue I should learn to play a proper instrument... never mind the fact that I did learn how to play the piano and the saxophone afterwards, and I can't see how this is any more laudable than experimenting with sounds). Getting on the internet for the first time was a much more memorable moment than any board game I've ever played. You know why?
Screw conquering different continents on Risk, you can find naked bottoms on the internet!
I've done the former, it's not really that difficult :D |
one of the best things i read was a newspaper article or somesuch from the 1700s i believe, which denounced fiction books, claiming that, instead of reading, children should be outside playing. The author claimed that books ruined children's imaginations.. I have no idea who wrote it, but its definitely an interesting comparison between how any 'new' thing is going to be looked down upon by the generation above it...
these days its blasphemy to question the importance of books, just like in time, questioning the importance of mass media will most likely be blasphemy:
I think banning TV and film is alright, the internet, and other forms of technology, however, should not be banned for any person imo. |
|
|
| Lilith |
Cable TV is rubbish mostly so I never re-subscribed for the last 3 years and don't miss it.
Cell phone, I can function easily enough without as long as I have a land-line of some sort.
Internet loss would be the equivalent of doing things the very hard way of going into banks, driving to see things/houses/people for business or delegating to someone else to arrange things for me, lot more reading of papers and books.
So, it doesn't stop my world from spinning, phone/net access is more or less just a really quick and productive way of doing business. |
|
|
| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
I don't have cable (as most of you know), and not having a cell phone would be more of a nuisance than anything, especially since I don't have a land-line. I rarely use it for anything other than important calls and the occasional text.
The internet on the other hand... it has become an extension of my life. Living on the other side of the country from my family and many of my friends makes communication limited. Without social networking sites, I wouldn't be able to stay in contact with the majority of them.
Additionally, as a student, the internet has become an extremely valuable academic tool. All of my lecture notes, assignments, grades etc. are posted online, and it's awesome for research and supplementary material.
Without a television to kill time, I rely heavily on the internet for things to do (however, I will admit that I do now watch some TV shows straight from the TV network websites or wherever else I can find them).
I could go without all of these things for a short period of time (when I am not a student,) but I don't think I could go for 6 months. Without the internet, I would feel very disconnected from my family and friends and I think that would bother me.
With that being said, I certainly could benefit from less internet time and I am sure my academic performance would improve. |
What Theresa said.
Pretty much all of last year, I had no cell or cable TV. And I was fine, as long as I had internet.
Even today, I don't have cable TV, as I'd download few shows that I do follow off the net and I watch occasional soccer games on a stream. Cell, I make maybe one phone call a week, and occasional texts. It's good for me that I'm not as addicted to electronics as most people. Then again, I'm also an outcast as an asian :P |
|
|
| KilldaDJ |
| no. i need INTERNET. |
|
|
| Zyklon_Jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
Would you be willing to give up cable, internet, and your cell phone for 6 months? Is it worth it? Would it benefit you or not?
Personally, I don't see the point of giving it up entirely. Many of our daily routines rely on the internet, and communication is practically impossible for some people without a cell phone. However, all of us could probably do with less time spent on the internet and more time with our family or friends.
What say you, c0r? There was a thread similar to this a long time ago, but I'm not gonna dig it up. |
I took a e break for about a month a while back and it is amazing just how much more you get done. Phones are taking over the interwebs anyway.:p |
|
|
| nekholm |
| 6 months is a damn long time, don't think I could do it. It wouldn't even save me any money, since I pay a certain fee each month for Internet, phone etc. |
|
|
| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Rubbish.
Romantic reactionaries keep praising the good old life when kids did what they did as kids and take their own lives to be some sort of standard against which everything must be compared. I don't know what a kite looks like, I never played cricket on the street (an unlikely popular past-time among kids here in Brazil) and I can count on my fingers how many trees I climbed in my youth. And I enjoyed my childhood thoroughly: I played Master System (and then SNES and then... yeah, that's about it :p), studied languages and got into electronic music production by age 12 (though the oh-so-enlightened luddites would often argue I should learn to play a proper instrument... never mind the fact that I did learn how to play the piano and the saxophone afterwards, and I can't see how this is any more laudable than experimenting with sounds). Getting on the internet for the first time was a much more memorable moment than any board game I've ever played. You know why?
Screw conquering different continents on Risk, you can find naked bottoms on the internet!
I've done the former, it's not really that difficult :D |
I couln't agree more with you, expect from the tree climbing part, what the hell is wrong with you?:nervous:
There always seem to be people that are complaining kids are getting stupider by the generation, and that TV/Games/Cause of the day is destroying our youth;
I propose it's the other way around.
The next generations will be a group of multitasking super freaks with far more brain power than the now-working generation. |
|
|
| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
I really hate these middle aged, deluded control freaks who can only imagine the world to be exactly what they want it to be. |
 |
|
|
| Lira |
Easy there, Obama is not as bad as these folks, Kevin :D
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_alfi
I couln't agree more with you, expect from the tree climbing part, what the hell is wrong with you? |
I should've climbed more trees? |
|
|
|
|
