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Why with the use of smart technology we become stupider and demented
Тhe generally observed state of our intelligence and memory is getting worse. The most common power outage and internet signals cause strong waves of panic attacks. Common sense disappears in a second and makes us totally executed in space in time. The essence of the whole story is that technology facilitates many activities, which has the hidden consequence of "atrophy" of our brain.
Take for example the appearance of a calculator. Before him, people calculated much better, using pencil and paper. After the advent of the calculator, many are unable to perform basic mathematical operations such as addition or multiplication without it. It is similar with memorized phone numbers. Once upon a time, people knew by heart dozens of phone numbers, and today one or two. There is a new teaching philosophy in that direction, which believes that young people should not remember data, but only know where to look for them, if they ever need them. It is known that human muscles adapt to the activities for which we use them. If we often use them for some repetitive activities that require strength, the muscles grow - *hypertrophied*. If we do not use them for a long time, they *atrophy*. In this way, our muscular system adapts to our activities. The human brain functions in a very similar way: those actions that we repeat lead to the multiplication of the number of connections (synapses) between nerve cells in the nerve pathways that are used for a given activity. When we do not repeat this action for a long time, the number of synapses decreases. In other words, the brain behaves like a muscle: if we use it, neurons connect better, and if we don't use it, the number of connections decreases. This ability of the brain to save in adapting to requirements is called neuroplasticity. There are numerous innate programs in the brain of a small child, but also a large number of nerve cells that have yet to build interconnections and establish nerve pathways. Which nerve pathways in the brain will be built depends on external stimulation: what is stimulated is built and maintained, and what is not, is not built and reduced. As the brain of a baby or small child is most stimulated by parents, its organization is not the result of nature, but it is the "social brain".
With the advancement of technology and the consequent entry of various contents through digital screens into the world of children, the question arose as to how prolonged exposure to digital contents affects the development of children's brains. Children's brains develop quite differently under the influence of digital technology than in children who had normal development with the help of physical activity and learning how to function in the natural environment, relying on their physical abilities such as walking, running, overcoming obstacles, etc.
Digital terror pays tribute. Increased attention disorders, speech therapy defects, physical incapacity in the most ordinary activities, and of course the problem with supersensitivity and disorientation in the social environment. They are easily diagnosed just after expressing a panic attack when they encounter the most common problems, such as ordinary group children's play or not coping with school materials. In the presentation, the lecturers do not recognize a large number of expressions, numbers, formulas… It is difficult to maintain attention while reading longer sentences. Not to mention the texts, they totally lose touch with the essence. Speech delays were also noticed, which mostly took parents to a completely different extreme and suspected deafness. However, it is only a matter of lack of attention and non-recognition of sound signals, that is. non-recognition of the parent's voice in the mass of digitized sounds to which he is accustomed by simulating all day spending on television screens watching cartoons or worse, spending time watching various clips on mobile phones or playing games, playing music.
A much greater boon for your child is writing, drawing, sculpting in clay and plasticine figures and objects that surround them and getting to know the environment. Be creative and show them games from your childhood. Hide phones from them and help them to be physically and mentally developed normally. Do not allow your child to end up as a person with special needs from a normally born child. Fight it. It will be returned to you a hundredfold in the future. Much less damage is the impact of digital technology on the normally developed brain than growth and development with digital technological terror. Scientifically proven. Sources: Mark Prenski, Thesis on Digital Natives and Digital Newcomers, 2001. Gary Small, Gigi Worgan, Internet Brain, 2011. Manfred Spicer, Digital Dementia, 2018. The photos used in this article are taken from the site **www.google.com** https://www.google.com/search?q=People+and+machines&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjhkJKrieDsAhVUIhoKHQZIDz8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=People+and+machines&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDFAAWABgLGgAcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=E_-dX6G7E9TEaIaQvfgD&bih=625&biw=1366&rlz=1C1GCEA_enRS903RS903#imgrc=fkuqJNgp2iLXZM&imgdii=59WbsvxyMo2zmM
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because we dont think,we dont use our brain,its easier to use smart tehnology and all work is done
> because we dont think,we dont use our brain,its easier to use smart tehnology and all work is done Yes but if we lose a cell phone with GPS we won’t even know the way to our house 😹
hahah....yes dear...i agree.....its sad
I can't agree with this article in part, but it's still nicely written.
It is scientifically proven that we are governed realistically and do not allow the politics of consumer society to make sense of us.
Technology make us more stupid because we think just to upgrade it without of financial support, than we use it to automation of everyday process, and human brain activity is lower than without technology.. unfortunately...
Unfortunately, many children are exposed to telephones, computers, television and all this affects their intelligence and their mental development.
> Unfortunately, many children are exposed to telephones, computers, television and all this affects their intelligence and their mental development. One of the exam questions from neurology is the influence of TV screens, tablets, mobile phones on the work of the brain and really that constant sensation of images and their speed of change affects the work of the brain in everyone, not only children and another detail that struck me was that exposure even causes epileptic seizures in individuals.
The advantages of technology is more than the disadvantages.
> The advantages of technology is more than the disadvantages. Thank you Vicky123, but I think on the one hand, it is a phenomenal help for people who do not have the physical possibilities for education, so they can find out everything they are interested in via the Internet and computers, but excessive use is disastrous.
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I agree with this article partially, I do think that the message of raising children with limited access to technology is a good thing. However, I do disagree that technology itself is the issue. About the neuroplasticity part, wouldn't it be better for us to use more of our brains on things that technology cannot do, instead of wasting our brains' resources on stuff technology can do? There's no reason to think that we will suddenly lose technology, so adapting to use it is fine in my opinion. Also, the education system (in the U.S., at least) is not keeping up with the current times. We should teach them the dangers of spending all their time on recreational activities, such as playing video games and videos, so they can limit themselves. We should also be teaching them things they want to learn, instead of wasting it on things that they could just look up if needed. Also also, I haven't actually looked for any evidence about this so I could be completely wrong, but I think the "we as a species are becoming more dumb" is just an illusion caused by being able to see more people at once (due to the Internet). Again, could be wrong about that though. (It's also a bit early to talk about that since technology is so new) Anyways, interesting article. There's a good discussion to be had here.
Welcome washing-correct-difficult-shirt, And I agree with your views. Here is proof that not everything is ideal if we leave our children to digital technology, for example, Bill Gates restricted and forbade the youngest child to use mobile phones and computers. The same one who takes millions of our dollars a year from those same things. Realistically, we are surrounded to the maximum in technologies, but the problem is that they are not used in moderation. The problem now is the appearance of quarantine and reduced physical activity increases the use of mobile phones, visits to social networks, etc. I am trying to find a solution on how to divert children's attention from the Internet to reading books, painting, writing ...
Until we merge with machines or something (beware Skynet) yes we are actually getting a little dummier day by day. A cool movie you should watch if you haven't: Idiocracy.
> Until we merge with machines or something (beware Skynet) yes we are actually getting a little dummier day by day. A cool movie you should watch if you haven't: Idiocracy. I like movies like that, I'll check if I've watched them and if I haven't, there must be it on the net;)
did u know that the sensation that a phone is in your pocket vibrating when there is nothing there is a form of seizure.
> did u know that the sensation that a phone is in your pocket vibrating when there is nothing there is a form of seizure. The human body is a miracle and the neurological system is literally a tangle of tiny veins that carry brain information to organs and extremities and back.However, all these sensations continue even after the limb amputation, so it happens that you feel your phone vibrate next to your leg, which no longer exists because the doctors removed it. or to hurt ... itch ... it's called a phantom phenomenon in medicine I don't know if you meant those vibrations
The article is pretty much then trying to check the comments to see the summary of it all. I ended up meeting as much as the article at the comment section. Please, I need someone to summarize the writeup. Thanks
> The article is pretty much then trying to check the comments to see the summary of it all. I ended up meeting as much as the article at the comment section. Please, I need someone to summarize the writeup. Thanks Welcome Phiny, I wrote the article based on personal experiences that I gained first at the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, and also in working with children at school. Of course, while working with children, you monitor and collect data related to the problems of following classical classes, so it is easy to diagnose the problem by observing and waiting for feedback. If the child does not understand the simplest terms, his health is checked, whether he is asleep, rested, whether he is a victim of violent behavior of adults or other children ... many factors affect the perception in classical teaching. If you are a parent, you can see for yourself the negative impact of new technologies on your child. Children start talking at the age of two. If your child shows you with his hands that he is hungry, thirsty and is more than two years old ... an alarm.
Yes, you are right, otherwise nowadays there are more and more children with a problem in speech and comprehension. The other day, a lady on fb in a group asks, hey women, a child is 3 years old, which tablet should I buy her, which is the best for games and videos, one woman still says that this is smart for children to learn everything. they think it’s not harmful, passionate.
> Yes, you are right, otherwise nowadays there are more and more children with a problem in speech and comprehension. The other day, a lady on fb in a group asks, hey women, a child is 3 years old, which tablet should I buy her, which is the best for games and videos, one woman still says that this is smart for children to learn everything. they think it’s not harmful, passionate. I sound like a broken record on Facebook, I keep repeating that it is best not to give such things to small children at least until the age of 10. Call me "baba serom" but I know what problems excessive exposure of young children to digital technologies causes. From hearing problems, speech development to epileptic seizures.
Because we don't tend to apply our brain as much!
> Because we don't tend to apply our brain as much! Welcome potta, Yes, that's the story. Our brain if we do not use it loses its function just like an athlete if it does not run and train every day it slowly loses its strength and speed.
You are correct!
These are all excellent points in the comments. I think there is a difference personally between taking ownership of critical thinking skills that comes into play. Lots of us drive cars but don't know how they work if we need to fix something. the same goes with technology, which leaves us vulnerable to others who are critically thinking
> These are all excellent points in the comments. I think there is a difference personally between taking ownership of critical thinking skills that comes into play. Lots of us drive cars but don't know how they work if we need to fix something. the same goes with technology, which leaves us vulnerable to others who are critically thinking Yes, I did not limit myself to the fact that it was noticed, but not generally 100% present. The problem is that the number of people with these problems is increasing day by day and these problems will be related to the use of digital technology.
everything stated is correct and i totally agree with you.thanks.
Thank you evomejopet :)
Harsh reality. So when im calculating simple math. I don't use any device so my brain can exercise even a little. And thanks to this platform. My imaginations are functioning well again
Everything is getting smarter in the current age. Just as there are some positive aspects, there are also some negative aspects. The positive or negative aspects depend on how we use this technology. Really enjoyed reading your article. Keep it up
> Everything is getting smarter in the current age. Just as there are some positive aspects, there are also some negative aspects. The positive or negative aspects depend on how we use this technology. Really enjoyed reading your article. Keep it up Thank you very much for your attention. I tried to point out the shortcomings of that smart age, even though it is currently at the peak of its glory, not everything is so great.
You are absolutely right . I agree with you. And you are most welcome 😊 Looking forward to your next article:')
Its Vwry Important for all of Us to Given full Charge our Mobile phone.. We Forget taken our Food but We can't forget given charge the phone..
> Its Vwry Important for all of Us to Given full Charge our Mobile phone.. We Forget taken our Food but We can't forget given charge the phone.. Oh yes, that's the story. Slaves of their phones, smart TVs, smart cars, gprs ... horror