@socajunkie:
Well there are some cases where going back to something is better like values for instance but generally if technology progresses and makes things more efficient, that’s a positive thing.
Not really because it's always a trade off. There is usually always something bad that comes with the good but people usually ignore that. Look at social media it was suppose to be such a great thing to bring people together around the world yet it's causing just as much problems and driven us apart community. We as a people don't have balance in our advancements. It just moves forward regardless of the consequences. That's not even getting into the threats that new tech creates. I'm going to shift my point a bit. Just look how dependent we are on tech. We'd suddenly be screwed if something happened. Don't even get me started on the subject of the weapons race.
It would but people also work behind streaming services.
Not as much and not for those who don't or can't get the skills. That is just one among many fields it's happening too. With each advancements and streamlining jobs get harder, more focused to less people, and rarer.
That’s really weak lol, we’re talking about going out to rent a film,
No it's not and no we're not. I specifically told you my comment was in general on the idea of moving forward and not blockbuster specific. Blockbuster isn't even needed.
the brief interaction being talking to the dude who’s behind the counter, it isn’t some great social loss if you don’t interact with them.
It is when you realize things like malls which are going out of business another drop in the bucket of many areas it's happening where we as a people are isolating our self.
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Chill out. I'm not trying to debate or prove you wrong here. I'm just doing some musing.
Edit: I forget did I mention social media? Something that was suppose to be good but how destructive that's become?
It was intended for spreading the truth, open us to new points of view but connecting people together around the world.
Now it's an avenue to spread falsehood, isolating us to specific groups of like thinkers, isolated us from our families and communities.
People thought it would help us against those from up top, now it's another way to control us.
Also at the same time of isolating us it also doesn't give us breathing room if that makes sense.
I'm not saying advancements are bad. I'm just saying it's not inherently good or bad. It's a tradeoff for one set of problems for another. I believe while some are happier with them there are others that even if they don't know it would actually be happier without many of them.
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