The work day just started, it’s gonna be a long one…

  • Emmie@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I am a gen z coder but I am recently trying to sign out from as much digital world as I can and convert all my hobbies to analog.

    I just feel like it breaks us as humans. I think many in my field approach social media and smartphones with certain respect and caution which only strengthens my own suspicions.

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    3 months ago

    I was on the subway and saw a mum and her child who looked about 2 in a stroller and with a pacifier in. The child was being entertained by a tablet that she and her mum were controlling. I thought of how many screens that child will interact with throughout her life and how many of those would replace face-to-face conversations with another human that previous generations had

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    3 months ago

    Iain Banks’ book The Business features an organisation where people vote for their leaders. It was quite credible, I thought.