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1. murph :amiga: (murph@hackers.town)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 01:35:56 JST murph :amiga:

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   • Zorin =^o.o^=

   @zorinlynx Reminds me of the Douglas Adams quote "“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
   1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
   2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
   3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.” "

   It's the difference between 1 and 3 that causes these panics.

   • Zorin =^o.o^= (zorinlynx@tiggi.es)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 01:35:58 JST Zorin =^o.o^=

     Every generation, adults are afraid that the latest new thing will turn their kids' brains to mush.

     Back in the 1930s, it was radio.

     Then in the 1950s and 60s, it was television.

     In the 80s and 90s, it was video games.

     In the 2010s and now, it's stuff like Tiktok and using tablets.

     In pretty much all cases, the fears were unfounded. We all (across time) turned out fine.

     I think today's kids will turn out fine. They'll be different, they'll drive us adults insane, but they'll be fine. Such is life.