Are we programming the next generation

[The One]

With all the new technology is the next generation being programmed for something

If we look at the past Well-to-do Victorian parents left the raising of their children mostly to resident nannies who were professionally trained to nurture their charges and turn them into models of deportment and sociability. Although some of their methods were antiquated and unsuited to modern society, their basic principals were sound. Victorian children ate simple foods, took plenty of exercise and received only one or two new toys each year which they treasured. Children of today eat junk, veg out in front of the television and are showered with gifts at every birthday, Christmas, and every opportunity in between.

Our lifestyles have changed more rapidly in the last few thousand years than in any other time during the billions of years over which we evolved. Evolution happens too slowly for our brain structure to have changed much since the Stone Age. It is surprising that our stone-age brains can cope with the increasing complexities of modern life. The pressures of the modern world cause many of us to suffer from stress, depression, and failure, and we all seem to be struggling to make sense out of what is happening in the world today. Ten thousand years is the blink of an eye compared to the age of the earth, and yet in this period of time we have gone from building mud huts to building space stations. Over the last few centuries, the rate of technological change has been phenomenal. And yet because our generation has never known anything but rapid change, this change seems normal to us, we even become frustrated when the pace of change is too slow. Our expectations seem to be distracting us from seeing the significance of this change. Some people see how modern transport, communication, and other luxuries improve the quality of our lives. Others fear the devastating potential of new weapons, destruction of the global environment, and the loss of cultural diversity. Some say that it is not technology that destroys, but rather the way in which we use it. In any case, competitive forces ensure that new technologies will always be exploited whenever they can be used to gain a military or economic advantage. The real question is whether technological advancement comes purely from our creative potential and our determination to bend nature to our will, or whether the development of technology is just a continuation of the natural evolution of things. The competition for military superiority and higher profits is continuously driving new discoveries and inventions. Perhaps by continuing to develop technology in this way, we are merely carrying out our purpose in nature’s scheme.

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[HURRITT ENYETO]

You know what they say 'spare the rod spoil the child' i'm kidding, i'm kidding (only a bit)
I think in the not to distant future we will be living a startrek-esque lifestyle after all how are the kids going to fight off the bad Aliens in spaceships if they cant use a touch screen. Thank God for iPhones and ipads.

Hurritt

[The HoppyBunny]

Posted by HURRITT ENYETO (here)
You know what they say 'spare the rod spoil the child' i'm kidding, i'm kidding (only a bit)
I think in the not to distant future we will be living a startrek-esque lifestyle after all how are the kids going to fight off the bad Aliens in spaceships if they cant use a touch screen. Thank God for iPhones and ipads.

Hurritt

LMBO (Laughing my but off)

[Gaia]

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