I remember dial phones! I used to love playing with them XD
And then in what felt like not long even at the time we went to button phones.
Also remember the little brick that my first mobile was XD
In general, we tend to think of people the way we last saw them
And this is why adults exasperate kids with the "my how you've grown!" thing XD
we don't know how to improve our finances when we are struggling, we don't know how to fix our failing relationships, we don't know how to take care of our bodies so we are healthy - or at least, we don't know enough to actually do something to improve our quality of life.
I sometimes (okay often) feel like there's a wilful ignorance going on here. Because if you did know, then you would have to act because you know better, and that's way too hard and requires too much effort, ignorance is bliss XD
And I have also known people who know full well but don't because "too hard" and "better things to do" (and then I tell them in turn to not complain if they're not going to do antyhing).
Writing helps me deal with aspects of my life by breaking my attention away from the current moments that scream for attention and gives me the time and space to become reflective on things that are within my control, I have some influence over or, I can accept as being outside of my control completely.
Nice :)
You know I only "recently" (which has expanded from last few months to last few years, that's a sign of getting old right x_x) realised that this is actually a problem for normal people (despite watching numerous friends struggle with processing the sheer volume of information availablet hese days). One of my brain glitches makes me almost automatically ignore things the more they scream for attention/try to tell me what I should be doing/feeling about something.
there is precious little time left for self-reflection unless we actively make it
Also sounds like a conspiracy theory :D (I did actually read something about keeping people in a permanent state of crisis so they didn't have time to think and reflect but do you think I can find it now)
Everyone had the same Telstra phone at one point
Mine had a fancy pull-out antenna!
<I sometimes (okay often) feel like there's a willful ignorance going on here. Because if you did know, then you would have to act because you know better, and that's way too hard and requires too much effort, ignorance is bliss
Yes, I agree. People avoid having to take responsibility for themselves.
Exactly. It is like a desperate person at a bar - they are going home alone
It does, doesn't it? ;D I suspect that intentional or not, the incentives of media and entertainment is to have people not think what is best for them.
There's hardcore conspiracy theorists that will tell you in no uncertain terms that it is absolutely intentional and everyone is in on it.
I'm a bit more simplistic and am pretty sure entertainment companies just want people to continue endlessly watching crap because they make more money that way.