Smart Phones Making Fools of Us All
In this age of smartphone technology most people are distracted pretty much most of the time. Constant inattention can and will have serious implications for this and future generations. Many people are not aware of the fact that they are almost constantly distracted. We tend to have an almost addictive need for some kind of emotional engagement and smartphones fill this need on a number of different levels, very effectively. In fact, they have been designed with just this 'need' in mind. Various kinds of social network messaging, digital games, news and or information feeds can keep us engaged for inordinate amounts of time and in one way we may feel more connected than ever before and yet, ironically, the levels of disconnection in our societies and among our young people are higher than ever before. As artificial intelligence begins to penetrate our lives in various subtle and invasive ways we would do well to take into account what this can mean ...