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    Default Civilisation may collapse in 50 years due to lack of not using natural 3D space

    I’ve carried out some interesting research that I would like to share with Avalonians. The details I am sharing are all referenced below for your perusal.

    Background

    Technology and availability of close up vision viewing devices results in half the visual field to close down or to be paralyzed. This is damaging the binocular brain cells in children particularly up to at least the age of 7 when binocular cells mature. The eyeball itself is not fully grown until the age of 20.

    The rise in technology and availability and use of close up mobile vision devices for very young children is directly mirrored by the rise in mental illness.

    Mental illness in children and young people has alarmingly increased over the last 20 years. It now stands at 20 percent of young people. In America there is a thirty-five -fold increase in social security disability insurance for children in the same two decades. If there was the same increase over the next two decades we would see the vast majority of people suffering a disabling mental illness.

    Mental illness / dysfunctional behavior


    Mental illness manifests itself in many ways e.g. violent crime, suicide, domestic violence, obesity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior and civil unrest in all forms, all of which are directly mirrored by the rise in mental health problems in young people.

    Technology and availability of close up vision viewing of laptops, mobile vision devices, etc, could end civilization as we know it in just a few generations.

    Importance of Vision


    Vision is the most precious sense we possess in biological terms, it functions close to the speed of light and is directly or indirectly linked to all the important areas of the brain. The transparent cornea and lens focus the image on light sensitive cells on the retina. The retina senses and processes the visual image before sending it to the left and right hemispheres to the cerebral cortex.

    Vision evolved in three dimensional space but the technology in vision viewing devices is forcing our vision to operate in two dimensional space. For adults whose vision is fully mature it will only affect their vision, but for young children whose binocular vision is not mature, it will also affect the binocular vision cells in their brains from maturing naturally. Any damage to brain cells result in mental illness in some form.

    Neglecting our Vision

    We pay great attention to the sense of hearing where exposure to loud noise effects the fibers in the cochlea and inner ear brain cells creating a symptom called tinnitus and other mental problems. But we pay no attention to the sense of vision where incredible damage is being done to the brains of our children particularly in the brains of very young children and we totally ignore the statistics which are alarming.

    Statistics and Trending


    The statistics on a projected basis would suggest that society is becoming ever increasingly dysfunctional. This means that when inserting statistical data on an already dysfunctional society, the future results show the end of civilization in less than 50 years time as we know it.

    Discussion

    Although this exercise is an interesting correlation, I’m not fixated with the results that this will be the outcome. Their may be other elements at play in the future that may balance this out for civilizations survival. Also I’m not going to speculate as to what new elements may manifest in the future to address this issue.

    The importance of this exercise is to be aware of the data and the trending. I also believe that society is becoming more aware and awake to the implications and the effects of technology. Parents will likely put a stop to excessive use of these technologies with very young persons once they understand the implications. Lastly, I believe nature itself will always balance things out as long as we develop our true partnership with it.

    References:

    Gary Heiting OD: ‘Why Myopia progression is a concern’
    http://www.allaboutvision.com/parent...rogression.htm

    Eamonn Ansbro, Catherine Overhauser (2012) ‘Health Risks of Artificial Stereopsis’ (reports eye fatigue and poison toxins from viewing 3D displays)
    http://www.globalinnovationcommons.o...ereopsis-1.pdf

    Study of 75 kids under age 8 use mobile phones
    http://www.fastcompany.com/3020755/fast-feed/study

    Prevalence of mental illness
    https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI...ralMHFacts.pdf

    Mental illness dramatically increased in the US
    http://www.alternet.org

    Australian Institute of Health (AIHW) ‘Suicide the leading cause of death of 15 to 25 year old young people’
    https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life...ple-aged-15-24

    Business Insider ‘Smart phones, effect vision and mental health www.businessinsider.com, Kevin Loria, Sept 9, 2014

    Reuters (global markets) by Peter Apps, March 20, 2015 ‘World gets more violent’
    http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debat...s-more-violent

    The Guardian, George Arnett, Oct 10, 2015, ‘Which countries does mental health have the most impact’
    https://theguardian.com/news/datablo...he-most-impact

    The Mail, 30 July, 2016; ‘Thousands of victims at risk as cases of domestic violence surge by 35 per cent in one year’
    http://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...e-35-year.html

    World Health Organisation; Blog Sept 11, 2012; ‘Devastating Impact of Mental Illness World wide, Kate Torgovnick
    https://blog.ted.com/some-stats-on-t...asons-for-hope

    Business Insider www.businessinsider.com Oct 10, 2014, Jeremy Bender (Maplecroft Civil Unrest Index)
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    Default Re: Civilisation may collapse in 50 years due to lack of not using natural 3D space

    Thanks aoibhghaire,

    At least I still have 50 good years which is more than enough for me.

    But these are all problems, we have an overload of these, where are the solutions, the suggestions, what is the cause of all of these in general, what are we gonna do, which tree is it, which buttons should we press?

    I guess I'm gonna be "the change I wanted to see".

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    Default Re: Civilisation may collapse in 50 years due to lack of not using natural 3D space

    This thread is also well worth reading:

    "Smartphones Have DESTROYED a Generation" Tucker Carlson Interviews Dr. Jean Twenge

    My post #12 on that thread:

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    Quote Posted by Tintin Quarantino (here)
    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Very closely related, and recommended:

    Nancy Collier on Coast to Coast (25 Jan 2017) discussing our reliance on technology. Many of the social and developmental problems that she highlights overlap directly with this short Tucker Carlson interview.
    1. http://projectavalon.net/Coast_to_Co...017_Hour_1.mp3
    2. http://projectavalon.net/Coast_to_Co...017_Hour_2.mp3
    Screens in strollers?! Holy baloney.
    Apparently so... Nancy Colier refers to them in the second hour, at 20:36. (Unbelievable!)

    Her website:
    Her book:

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    Default Re: Civilisation may collapse in 50 years due to lack of not using natural 3D space

    Thanks, I see how this is going to be a problem, but I think it's one of many nails in the coffin of civilization that will bring us all down within those 50 years. And possibly much sooner.
    "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
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