A thought-provoking post, Hoang. As one who grew up without much technology (ok, television, but that was strictly limited in my house), I can say there were definite pluses. We learned to actually have face-to-face conversations, read physical books, make up games that involved physical movement rather than being glued to screens, wrote actual handwritten letters when away from home or friends, and generally had to use our brains and books to figure out the answers to things. I know there’s a lot of positives to technology and I am unfortunately addicted to my phone and apt to spend too much time on Facebook, Instagram, or Substack, but I do see the benefits of unplugging as often as possible. There’s really no substitute for real life experience.
We should create a course on how to manipulate algorithms
A thought-provoking post, Hoang. As one who grew up without much technology (ok, television, but that was strictly limited in my house), I can say there were definite pluses. We learned to actually have face-to-face conversations, read physical books, make up games that involved physical movement rather than being glued to screens, wrote actual handwritten letters when away from home or friends, and generally had to use our brains and books to figure out the answers to things. I know there’s a lot of positives to technology and I am unfortunately addicted to my phone and apt to spend too much time on Facebook, Instagram, or Substack, but I do see the benefits of unplugging as often as possible. There’s really no substitute for real life experience.
I do miss those those days too, Ruth. But saying that makes me feel kind of old... ha!
Oh dear! If you feel old, Hoang, I’m ready for mummification!⚰️😆