I am constantly wondering…”is it ME, or are countless people reverting into unfocused children?”
I see it especially with people under 25, with it being very rare for people over 35.
The exact ages that are most exposed to and use Twitter as a source of amusement and communication, the latter of which is what concerns me so much.
This HAS concerned me ever since Twitter came on the scene. I could see that if this became huge, it would cause a mass-scale short-attention-span-theater class of people.
And if I recall, it concerned enough others that some studies either were going to go into it, or have already.
The worst part is how other social media outlets have followed this format to an extent. The new world where constant stimulation is needed in order to maintain attention, lest the young person get’s “bored.”
(I never get bored; there’s always more than enough to hold my attention, OR, I simply shut the mind OFF and enjoy the moment free from the thought stream; a form of bliss I discovered a while back that saved my ass from a lot of depression).
Worse, the short attention span is coupled with a shortened language, a sort of abbreviated english, that (how many?) young people use as their virtual sole means of communication. I’ve even heard of kids submitting college papers loaded with twit-speak, and professors having to contend with it.
As someone who has spent most of his life trying to obtain higher education *outside of* school, this “life school,” filled with research and direct experience, it concerns me beyond what I can describe to simply watch as the kids on the planet plummet into lowered intelligence and lack of many (what should be) basic understandings about conveying ideas, growth and even common courtesy.
I know I’m unusual.
I know it’s not common for people to want to excel, to move forward, to accomplish, succeed and produce.
But is the new norm simply the exact opposite, and if so, where on Earth are we then headed?
And of equal concern: How much of this have *I* inadvertently sunk into myself?
Love, Happiness, Health and Peace……………Tim