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[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Every time I see something like this I'm reminded of Plato recording Socrates' whinging that books are destroying society and no one can remember anything anymore.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Damn smartphones, ruining society!

Damn internet, ruining society!

Damn computers, ruining society!

Damn VIDYA GAMES, ruining society!

Damn TV, ruining society!

Damn radio, ruining society!

Damn Newspapers, ruining society!

Damn 2 piece swimsuits, ruining society!

Damn books, ruining society!

Damn clay tablets, ruining society!

Damn language, ruining society!

Damn alphabet, ruining society!

Damn humans, ruining society!

Damn society, ruining society!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish hours! Confound him too, who in this place set up a sundial to cut and hack my days so wretchedly into small portions!

Plautus, 250 BC

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

i dont think this is commentary about phones, specifically. more like we work, machines play.

wrong choice of imagery by the artist perhaps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I think its message is only hindered by those viewing it. Not that their perspective is invalid, but I do think its far more likely the intent here was to highlight how the relationship between humans and machines has seemingly flipped.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, the interesting thing about that quote is that Socrates was completely correct. People used to be able to recall long epic poems from memory, not just one, but an entire book shelf's worth of information. This ability was lost among people in general. However people, and society, adapted.

Although the argument you and a lot of other people seems to be making is the equivalent of saying "well, I've had cancer before, and the doctor said it was serious then, but I survived - so it's going to fine this time as well". I don't think it holds up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, the interesting thing about that quote is that Socrates was completely correct. People used to be able to recall long epic poems from memory, not just one, but an entire book shelf's worth of information

I'm not convinced that people in general could ever do that. Or rather, not in any way that we've lost.

Ask a kid to tell you the lore from their favorite game, and they'll recite books worth of information if you let them. You just don't care about that content, so you think they're stupid instead.