{"id":13379,"date":"2024-02-17T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/no-focus-no-fights-and-a-bad-back-16-ways-technology-has-ruined-my-life\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T14:37:45","slug":"no-focus-no-fights-and-a-bad-back-16-ways-technology-has-ruined-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/no-focus-no-fights-and-a-bad-back-16-ways-technology-has-ruined-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"No focus, no fights, and a bad back \u2013 16 ways technology has ruined my life"},"content":{"rendered":"

While some technological advances are nothing short of miraculous, there are plenty of downsides, too \u2026<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be fair: technology has improved my life in ways that still surprise and delight me on a daily basis. My phone is also a torch! My TV remembers how far I got in last night\u2019s episode, even if I don\u2019t! The bus stop knows when the bus is \u00adcoming, and I can watch my \u00adpizza\u2019s entire journey from the restaurant to my house! These are, frankly, miracles.<\/p>\n

But there have been corresponding sacrifices. Over 20 years, I have turned over whole areas of competence, memory, authority and independence to the machines in my life. Along the way, I have become anxious about problems that didn\u2019t used to exist, indecisive over choices I never used to have to make, and angry about things I would once have been wholly unaware of.<\/p>\n

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\nWhile some technological advances are nothing short of miraculous, there are plenty of downsides, too \u2026
\nLet\u2019s be fair: technology has improved my life in ways that still surprise and delight me on a daily basis. My phone is also a torch! My TV remembers how far I got in last night\u2019s episode, even if I don\u2019t! The bus stop knows when the bus is \u00adcoming, and I can watch my \u00adpizza\u2019s entire journey from the restaurant to my house! These are, frankly, miracles.
\nBut there have been corresponding sacrifices. Over 20 years, I have turned over whole areas of competence, memory, authority and independence to the machines in my life. Along the way, I have become anxious about problems that didn\u2019t used to exist, indecisive over choices I never used to have to make, and angry about things I would once have been wholly unaware of. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While some technological advances are nothing short of miraculous, there are plenty of downsides, too \u2026 Let\u2019s be fair: technology has improved my life in ways that still surprise and delight me on a daily basis. My phone is also a torch! My TV remembers how far I got in last night\u2019s episode, even if …<\/p>\n

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