Just as you composed, the neurological senses have now taken this to wholesomely form a gigantic part it's system;and now seeing this digital devices as part of what forms it's make-up.
The more we as humans also keep on and constantly use this gadgets the more the mind gets to incorporate it's function as part of our daily activities..
From your point of view,it's indeed a way to go considering the rate at which digitalization is sprunging up and expanding it's horizons in today's world.
Looking forward to the extention of this piece and your thoughts in 2030 sir 😊
The fact that we "...sometimes run into this labyrinth-prison in a bid to escape reality" is something I feel we should be wary of despite the convenience we might seem to "enjoy" from these gadgets.
The article was thoughtful.
And, like you, I hope to know the tragetory of your thoughts in 2030...
There is one other statement of yours that I found compelling, which is part of the hypothesis: that you see the human engagement with digital as "precipitating into a neurological adaptation that is nearly as impactful as whole-species evolution"...that is serious if the long-term effect eventually lead us to that. Although you believe the mobile phone is now like an extension of our bodies 🤔
***
My response:
Yes sir.
A similar issue is how much time children spend engaging in intense physical play/activity these days. It appears to have gone down, having been substituted by more sedentary activities - thanks to digital media. In the long run, children might appear to have lost the tolerance for a certain threshold of physical activity.
Regarding the statement on devices being the extension of our bodies, I intended that as an abstraction of the initimate relationship between the average individual and their devices. Our bodies have come to recognize the familiar weight and feel a phone dangling in our pockets or hanging from something that tethers it to our appendages. A lot of us can't go 5 minutes without having some sort of physical contact with our phones (as I quoted in one of the statistics).
It appears our minds seem to be considering our devices as a part of our physical space, as something that's a part of our bodies without necessarily being attached to the body. I am absolutely certain that our consciousness of our bodies and environment maps our phones as a part of who we are...
Mobile phones are a complete package of how people interact with the world. It is no wonder people are addicted to it - email, phoning, geolocation, meetings, business, photography (pictures and videos), gate-crash reviewing of articles, even preliminary documentation, music, audio and video recording (multipurpose), networking on social media, even torch-light and etc. How will people not be addicted?
🤷🏾♂
I think your crafting of the word "adaptation" is a way to go.
***
My response:
This is an excellent analysis.
However, adaptation implies there's a transformation going on. It is important that we stay in control of the transformation process; that we actively determine what we are becoming, not just passively lapse into an amoebic form dictated by the prevailing trends.
Just as you composed, the neurological senses have now taken this to wholesomely form a gigantic part it's system;and now seeing this digital devices as part of what forms it's make-up.
The more we as humans also keep on and constantly use this gadgets the more the mind gets to incorporate it's function as part of our daily activities..
From your point of view,it's indeed a way to go considering the rate at which digitalization is sprunging up and expanding it's horizons in today's world.
Looking forward to the extention of this piece and your thoughts in 2030 sir 😊
The fact that we "...sometimes run into this labyrinth-prison in a bid to escape reality" is something I feel we should be wary of despite the convenience we might seem to "enjoy" from these gadgets.
The article was thoughtful.
And, like you, I hope to know the tragetory of your thoughts in 2030...
Thank you IfeOluwa.
I am as curious as you are to see where my thoughts go in 2030!
I enjoyed every bit of this.
And just like you wrote, I'll be here to read your thoughts in 2030.
Hopefully, we can find a reasonable degree of balance between our devices and our real world.
I look also look forward to 2030. We're definitely in for some interesting times ahead...
AB writes:
There is one other statement of yours that I found compelling, which is part of the hypothesis: that you see the human engagement with digital as "precipitating into a neurological adaptation that is nearly as impactful as whole-species evolution"...that is serious if the long-term effect eventually lead us to that. Although you believe the mobile phone is now like an extension of our bodies 🤔
***
My response:
Yes sir.
A similar issue is how much time children spend engaging in intense physical play/activity these days. It appears to have gone down, having been substituted by more sedentary activities - thanks to digital media. In the long run, children might appear to have lost the tolerance for a certain threshold of physical activity.
Regarding the statement on devices being the extension of our bodies, I intended that as an abstraction of the initimate relationship between the average individual and their devices. Our bodies have come to recognize the familiar weight and feel a phone dangling in our pockets or hanging from something that tethers it to our appendages. A lot of us can't go 5 minutes without having some sort of physical contact with our phones (as I quoted in one of the statistics).
It appears our minds seem to be considering our devices as a part of our physical space, as something that's a part of our bodies without necessarily being attached to the body. I am absolutely certain that our consciousness of our bodies and environment maps our phones as a part of who we are...
AB writes:
👍🏾
Mobile phones are a complete package of how people interact with the world. It is no wonder people are addicted to it - email, phoning, geolocation, meetings, business, photography (pictures and videos), gate-crash reviewing of articles, even preliminary documentation, music, audio and video recording (multipurpose), networking on social media, even torch-light and etc. How will people not be addicted?
🤷🏾♂
I think your crafting of the word "adaptation" is a way to go.
***
My response:
This is an excellent analysis.
However, adaptation implies there's a transformation going on. It is important that we stay in control of the transformation process; that we actively determine what we are becoming, not just passively lapse into an amoebic form dictated by the prevailing trends.