The Smartphone & Social Media Matrix (Reloaded)
▼Escaping Tech Addiction & Insanity▼
Ultimate Guide To Social Media Security, Privacy & Sanity ⬆ Images Hyperlinked
Digital vanity's making people dumber. A Chinese woman recently quickly parted ways with an
ex days after happily reuniting after several years. The reason? He, a foreigner, refused to get
a WeChat account to chat with her, —for political reasons. She, on the other hand, insisted on
her English-speaking Chinese friend translating for them. Reason? “Too lazy to speak English!”
Speaking of China, I've helplessly watched in horror, as a Chinese woman crossed a pedestrian
crossing (crosswalk) near a very busy network of highways completely head down both before
and afterwards. Distracted by whatever her mobile phone and EarPods were feeding her, she
continued on as I wondered from my bus seat: “Jesus! How long does she have to live?” Why
folks like, or loved ones of Lady X — let's call her that — need a debilitating catastrophe, or
God forbid, fatality, before the price of inattentiveness hits home baffles me. Minding the
things that matter — whether you're a busy executive, parent, etc. should never come at
the expense of precious life, personal safety, physical, or even mental health. Which is
why it pays to know the 3 Rules Highly Effective People Live By. The Social Media era,
thanks to the mobile tech revolution and with it, the superabundance of tantalizing
unproductive habits, trashy content, Apps and push notifications by “Bullshit Inc”
don't make people with smartphones smarter but dumber. Regardless what your
business card says, one's purchasing power, mobile device collection/bling, or
imaginary internet points/Social Media status, untreated cell phone+screen
addiction together exacerbate poor social skills, mental illness, as well as
consumerist mediocity that creates addicted spectator netizens. Part of
the herd. Zombies. Army of the dead. Very gullible to fake news. And
lacking judicious deliberation, —in an Age of Inattentiveness, get it
out there first, viral media & FOMO on steroids, as normalized in
movies like Morning Glory isn't as cool, healthy or threat smart
as we'd like to believe. Indeed whether it's Charlottesville or
acts of terror like the Florida Parkland massacre, there's a
silent deadly link, not sufficiently being addressed. And
that's the link between situational awareness and the
benefits of mindfulness. Sometimes security is that
simple. I'm a technologist. My mobile life though,
is powered by a $16 dumb phone that is on only
1-2 hrs daily. Why? “Focus is the new IQ.” And
distraction a no-no. I have pulled distracted
passengers leaning on opening train doors
to safety countless times. Often tired or
tied down by unnecessary multitasking
these hacked brains scare me. Mean-
while, hectic caffeine-fueled ultra-
fast lifestyles have folks firing off
replies to unread business email
& Social Media communication.
Seconds before a teen keeled
out of the bus having dozed
off after opening the rear
window I shook his aloof
mom 3 rows down and
woke her son up with
the closing window.
Being COOL inside
the Social Media
or smartphone
matrix? Daft.
Click or tap
above, for
focus IQ
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PEACE
TT
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