What I have observed on the local UW campus, has me thinking exactly like you.
I came to this institution in 1993, to establish an audit function.
I saw students of all stripes.
I heard voices, I heard music. There was motion.
Now. Right now, there are no visible signs of life.
Students hide in their dorm rooms, and don’t come out.
Not just outside, they aren’t even present in the common areas in the various buildings.
And, there’s no music to be heard. No sounds. Earbuds/phones, I presume.
On the rare occasion that I spot a pupil, their face is lit up by a screen, and there’s pods sticking out of their ears, oblivious to the world around them.
This morning, I observed an individual with a smartphone strapped to their bicep, repeatedly checking their wrist, and, from what I could decipher, this watch was telling this person at what pace to walk, and when to sit down, and stand up.
It’s creepy. It’s reminiscent of a zombie movie.
I worry that we are losing our youth, irretrievably.
Brilliant synopsis and extremely educational! Thank you for taking the time to reply!
I walk all over creation with my dog and have always spent my life observing everything which is why this is all so very profound! I see this at many of the schools I pass - the kids sitting around ALL ON THIER PHONES! I applaud the parents who refuse to give the child one! Their kids are so much healthier - out doing things and learning so much! Hikes trips vacations . . . . all sans phones!
I saw a woman one day with a baby stroller She stopped at every block to walk around to the front of the stroller and check on her child! I immediately complimented her profusely and explained how I'd never witnessed anyone doing that! And yet how I've always thought you are so busy on that phone - your kid could be choking and you would never even know it!
The dog owners are even worse - not one can leave the house without the phone! meanwhile the poor dog is eating everything - one mans dog wrapped itself around a telephone pole several times before he even noticed!
Someone wrote banning them inside schools - I thought to myself - like the teachers would ever allow THAT to happen - they're even worse than the kids!!
It's an addiction that has destroyed the entire world! No one can stop!
Plus, I have read several articles in natural healing organizations' publications that cells phones cause cancer. They advise not keeping the phones next to one's body. And especially advise against the young women that keep the phones in their bras.
What I have observed on the local UW campus, has me thinking exactly like you.
I came to this institution in 1993, to establish an audit function.
I saw students of all stripes.
I heard voices, I heard music. There was motion.
Now. Right now, there are no visible signs of life.
Students hide in their dorm rooms, and don’t come out.
Not just outside, they aren’t even present in the common areas in the various buildings.
And, there’s no music to be heard. No sounds. Earbuds/phones, I presume.
On the rare occasion that I spot a pupil, their face is lit up by a screen, and there’s pods sticking out of their ears, oblivious to the world around them.
This morning, I observed an individual with a smartphone strapped to their bicep, repeatedly checking their wrist, and, from what I could decipher, this watch was telling this person at what pace to walk, and when to sit down, and stand up.
It’s creepy. It’s reminiscent of a zombie movie.
I worry that we are losing our youth, irretrievably.
Thanks for your comment.
Brilliant synopsis and extremely educational! Thank you for taking the time to reply!
I walk all over creation with my dog and have always spent my life observing everything which is why this is all so very profound! I see this at many of the schools I pass - the kids sitting around ALL ON THIER PHONES! I applaud the parents who refuse to give the child one! Their kids are so much healthier - out doing things and learning so much! Hikes trips vacations . . . . all sans phones!
I saw a woman one day with a baby stroller She stopped at every block to walk around to the front of the stroller and check on her child! I immediately complimented her profusely and explained how I'd never witnessed anyone doing that! And yet how I've always thought you are so busy on that phone - your kid could be choking and you would never even know it!
The dog owners are even worse - not one can leave the house without the phone! meanwhile the poor dog is eating everything - one mans dog wrapped itself around a telephone pole several times before he even noticed!
Someone wrote banning them inside schools - I thought to myself - like the teachers would ever allow THAT to happen - they're even worse than the kids!!
It's an addiction that has destroyed the entire world! No one can stop!
Plus, I have read several articles in natural healing organizations' publications that cells phones cause cancer. They advise not keeping the phones next to one's body. And especially advise against the young women that keep the phones in their bras.