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I have the answer. It came to me last night when I saw a news report about the possibility that men(?) that commit the offence of viewing images of child abuse may only be warned or cautioned rather than prosecuted for the offence.
It struck me that a lot of this would not be possible without the internet, without smart phones, without facebook, without the mobile phone/data network. All the cases of inappropriate image sharing, people texting/surfing while in control of a vehicle, kids (and parents) walking out of school and straight into the road without even looking because they are glued to their phones, couples/families dining in restaurants with barely a muttered word to each other because they are all busy living a proxy life on social media, mums pushing babies pram along the pavement oblivious to their surrounding or dangers because they are checking to see if anyone has commented on their latest profile update. We all see it all the time. How is any of this a good thing?
The internet and mobile communication is a wonder of our age, but it is also a curse on society, a pox on humanity. I wonder how the current situation will be viewed by future generations with the benefit of hindsight? It could be that the concept of allowing unlimited, unrestricted, on demand communication and data access will be viewed to be about as damaging as the administration of Thalidomide to treat pregnant mothers for morning sickness!
Society has clearly demonstrated that it has no self control when it comes to the internet and mobile communication. My answer, my solution to the problem, why not turn it off? Turn it off now before it is too late. Withdraw it from the market, like that infamous drug, because we can now see what the unexpected side-effects are and the danger it poses.
It's a radical concept but can we honestly say, hand on heart, that the benefits are worth the damage?
It struck me that a lot of this would not be possible without the internet, without smart phones, without facebook, without the mobile phone/data network. All the cases of inappropriate image sharing, people texting/surfing while in control of a vehicle, kids (and parents) walking out of school and straight into the road without even looking because they are glued to their phones, couples/families dining in restaurants with barely a muttered word to each other because they are all busy living a proxy life on social media, mums pushing babies pram along the pavement oblivious to their surrounding or dangers because they are checking to see if anyone has commented on their latest profile update. We all see it all the time. How is any of this a good thing?
The internet and mobile communication is a wonder of our age, but it is also a curse on society, a pox on humanity. I wonder how the current situation will be viewed by future generations with the benefit of hindsight? It could be that the concept of allowing unlimited, unrestricted, on demand communication and data access will be viewed to be about as damaging as the administration of Thalidomide to treat pregnant mothers for morning sickness!
Society has clearly demonstrated that it has no self control when it comes to the internet and mobile communication. My answer, my solution to the problem, why not turn it off? Turn it off now before it is too late. Withdraw it from the market, like that infamous drug, because we can now see what the unexpected side-effects are and the danger it poses.
It's a radical concept but can we honestly say, hand on heart, that the benefits are worth the damage?
