Re: Mind's Eye Re-wired brains

There is some physical evidence that stuff like video games do re-wire
brains.

On Jul 20, 7:09 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I totally agree with you Rigsy,,  people have gone form the long term
> outlook to the short term gains, there draw back ,, in today's world people
> are exploiting it for greed and short term profit..  they are losing sight
> of long term goals....    But that has been going on for eons,,  oddly
> there is a recent example before today   and that is Hitler...   if he had
> gone for the long term rather than the short term gain (he didn't listen to
> his generals) the world would be totally different,  In that case I am glad
> for short term gains..
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> I do think there will be a little pocket carved out on the internet that
> will allow for knowledge and end the intense advertising you get when you
> ask a question.. It will evolve that is for certain. Yes there is a certain
> amount of dumbness brought on by this process.
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> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:08 AM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I'm sorry, Allan- I should have checked the link first since it lands
> > on The Daily Beast who seems to have eaten it for lunch. The article
> > is "Tweets-Texts-Email-Posts--Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy?" by
> > Tony Dokoupil There are some reviews on other sites but I cannot link
> > to the article itself. Newsweek is on the point of obvilion as a mag,
> > anyway. I got my copy at the dentist's office and took it home.
> > Anyway, according to the article, yes- all this tech business is
> > altering the brain and emotions leading some to refer to it like
> > cocaine or a psychosis.
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> > As for gadgets and progress:We know a part of one another. We would
> > know more riding on a train or stagecoach or taking an ocean liner.
> > One knows nothing of others in cars on the streets or highway- from
> > above they look like bugs. This is closer to prisoners tapping out a
> > code bewteen cells at the Bastille. :-) Candidates for office know
> > better than to rely solely on the media- they must appear in the flesh
> > to garner approval and votes.
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> > I am not against progress. I think it was not till the 20th C that
> > England regained some of luxuries of Roman occupation- like baths and
> > central heating. A power outage or water turn-off can cripple a modern
> > community in no time flat. Many students just read the synopsis of a
> > book on the web and can still get by. Info is instant. And think of
> > the troubles it has caused finance and  stock and commodity markets. I
> > suppose newspapers and periodicals will die away- like the horse- but
> > rather than commercial control of the web, we may see government
> > control- like in China. The horse could wander anywhere, at one time.
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> > On Jul 19, 12:19 pm, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Am trying to figure out which story you want me to read  but there are
> > > several very interesting ones there..  yeah I do think High tech gadgets
> > > effect my brain,,  I have 3 actually 5 computers  3 main ones the other
> > > ones are back up... that is if you count my phone which is in reality a
> > > full blown tablet..
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> > > Yes technology does effect all of us..  if it were not for these gadgets
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> > > would not even know each  other..  as for gadgets.. I keep one with me at
> > > all times and I can go on line anytime..  and yes they have come along
> > > way..  but they are part of our life today..  just like the care was at
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> > > beginning of the 20th century.. nothing but a rich man's gadget till
> > henry
> > > Ford came along..
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> > > Gadgets change lives and they have been repeating that statement in one
> > > form or another for eons..   I am more worried about the people trying to
> > > take it over for commercial gain  and forgetting about its benefits to
> > > society..
> > > Allan
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> > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 3:53 PM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Not a terribly new thought but "Newsweek" magazine has a feature on
> > > > how the tech gadgets are impacting our brain. It's in the July 16,
> > > > 2012 issue- cover story. A new psychosis? What do you think? Do you
> > > > think it impacts adults as much as youth? (I still consult my old
> > > > Britannica- yesterday I was enchanted with Lord Dufferin-Ava.) Hope
> > > > the link ishttp://www.newsweek.com
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> > > |_D Allan
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> > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> |_D Allan
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> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.

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