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Originally Posted by tigermtb
People fill their time.. if there wasn't technology there would be something else.
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Yes, but they've never had as much information thrown at them as they do today. That's the real concern, not technology.
Technology is ensuring that people's minds are constantly racing. Whether it be learning, communicating, problem solving or even just being entertained... their brains are currently running at high speed to keep up with it all.
People are finding it harder to shut their minds off at night, to get a restful sleep... people are stressed now more than ever over things they really shouldn't be simply because they can't relax.
People mistake being over worked for being overwhelmed. They have faxes and emails and voice mails to get to, and their office phone is ringing through to their home phone and their cell phone and they have post it notes that remind them to check the calendar in outlook that tell them to sync up their data on their phone and check on there to see what they're supposed to be doing in an hour. And they feel over worked because of it!!
And it's only going to get worse.