Yes, ironic to post this here, but I share many of the author's thoughts.
I came within seconds of deleting my Facebook page a few weeks back.
I often have my email browser up at work. While I'm working at the lab bench I can hear Hal from 2001 say, "There is a message for you," and if I think it's one I've been waiting for, can soon go check it while my microfuge tubes are spinning.
I often get addicted to the discussions on here.
Now, I'm seriously considering 'slow media' and scaling back.
Slow media...is that like slow food? I really just see it as a tool, like any other technology. There is always potential for abuse, but it's for individuals to monitor. People still hold autonomy over their time. If I feel overwhelmed, I simply tune out things for a bit, whether it's blogging, reading, watching the 24-hour news cycle, or socializing the traditional way. Once rested, I am reinvested (if that's not already a corporate slogan, it should be.)
Yes, the concept is just like slow food, which I really like.
If one can achieve a good balance of technology and being unplugged I think it is good. I remember being out for drinks with a friend of mine some time back. She texted three people while we sat there 'visiting', which I found annoying. And what's with people who can't not answer their phone or hang it up when they go throught the check out at the store? It's just plain rude, IMO.
Yes, ironic to post this here, but I share many of the author's thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI came within seconds of deleting my Facebook page a few weeks back.
I often have my email browser up at work. While I'm working at the lab bench I can hear Hal from 2001 say, "There is a message for you," and if I think it's one I've been waiting for, can soon go check it while my microfuge tubes are spinning.
I often get addicted to the discussions on here.
Now, I'm seriously considering 'slow media' and scaling back.
Slow media...is that like slow food? I really just see it as a tool, like any other technology. There is always potential for abuse, but it's for individuals to monitor. People still hold autonomy over their time. If I feel overwhelmed, I simply tune out things for a bit, whether it's blogging, reading, watching the 24-hour news cycle, or socializing the traditional way. Once rested, I am reinvested (if that's not already a corporate slogan, it should be.)
ReplyDeleteYes, the concept is just like slow food, which I really like.
ReplyDeleteIf one can achieve a good balance of technology and being unplugged I think it is good. I remember being out for drinks with a friend of mine some time back. She texted three people while we sat there 'visiting', which I found annoying. And what's with people who can't not answer their phone or hang it up when they go throught the check out at the store? It's just plain rude, IMO.
I liked what Larry David says to Julia Louise-Dreyfus in the season finale of Curb You Enthusiasm.
ReplyDelete"Oh God, the 'Blackberry head down,' what is it with those Blackberries? Can I just read a magazine while your talkin to me!'
Good stuff.