Today I saw a kid gliding past me on his hoverboard with his face glued to a smartphone, this really got me thinking about where we humans are heading and how long it will take before we become 90% cyborg and 10% vegetable?.
Nowadays you can tell how much time a kid gets to spend with their parents by how many toys and gadgets they have.
It seems parents these days are giving in way too easily to these multinational corporate machines that seem to have a never ending supply of devices that are deactivating our kid's brains and bodies. Is it because these parents are way too busy frantically slaving away trying to keep up with the never ending supply of bills, fines and game of thrones episodes, or is just because they have given in to the temptations of these new digital Nannies.
What will happen to Reality when Virtual reality takes over?.
It seems now there is no minimum age for when a kid should be introduced to these gizmos, don't get me wrong, I do think that kids need to learn about technology because if they don't they will get left behind in a big way when this planet becomes one giant computer, but does it really have happen so early and occupy such a huge part of their lives when really they should be out there interacting with people and nature? I truly believe they should learn about reality first before virtual reality.
Lets take a glimps into our childrens future.
If we had the power to see into the future then maybe we would act a lot differently, but that's the thing, you can kind of see where all this is heading without firing up the flux copacitor.
<--This picture is a fairly accurate portrayal of the modern day family, I don't know about you, but this does not look like a healthy way for kids to develop their brain cells.
It's well documented that there are obvious links between excessive screen time and obesity combined with sleep disorders, poor social skills, depression, aggression and academic under-achievement and it doesn't show any sign of slowing down, you only have to do a little research on the subject and then look around to see that this is not the natural way we should be raising our children, just look at this picture below to see where we are heading.
The warning signs are there if you choose to read them.
Most of us were born before technology was such a huge part of everyday life, but these kids are born into it which is why we have to teach them about it, but I truly believe they need to first learn and see the actual reality before we thrust them into the virtual one.
I'm not preaching and I am aware that I spend too much time on steemit, but my brain was fully doveloped before I became a screen slave and I haven't had facebook, a T.V, or any other unsocial device in over 5 yrs as I recognized how it effected me in a negative way, steemit is my only digital addiction but at the same time its helping me and my family in so many ways and I feel as though I am investing in my families future.
