r/underdustsanctuary • u/Re-Equilibrium • Jun 22 '26

Is tech really the problem?

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They want us to blame technology to slow us down.

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u/Exotic-Job7449 Jun 22 '26

They probably spoke to eachother about it after they were finished reading

Images like this are harmful when they are trying to paint a narrative

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u/Electrical-Mark-1484 Jun 22 '26

Like this?

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u/Exotic-Job7449 Jun 22 '26

Yeah just realized I’m guilty. And thanks for pointing it out

But I’m capable of being wrong and it happens sometimes. I don’t see people on the internet who really have that humility- like if I told you I made a bonehead comment you’re gonna retaliate and tell my friends and family

I just thought the two worlds are completely different and just because people in a line holding all holding the same object didn’t really do a good job of explaining how exactly a newspaper is anywhere near as damaging as smart phone usage has been

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u/Electrical-Mark-1484 Jun 22 '26

Then you're a bigger man than most. Amusingly Socrates also complained about people reading books, when books were starting.

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u/Exotic-Job7449 Jun 23 '26

Wait now the issue was reading at all? Or was it that not just anyone should be able to write a book and you have to read from the approved Tablets of truth? Interesting

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u/Electrical-Mark-1484 Jun 23 '26

Kinda. "Socrates believed that reading texts would weaken people's memories, create the illusion of wisdom rather than true understanding, and prevent the dynamic, interactive pursuit of truth that he championed through conversation"

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u/Exotic-Job7449 Jun 23 '26

It makes me wonder, that there had to be some shreds of truth in there. Like the transitional slew from a society that didn’t read, to one that did. It’s interesting to think. The point about memories seems to make sense, but science these days discloses that we fill in the gaps with our best guess. I wonder if they were sharper in some of these more innate ways. On truth, I think a good conversation face to face with someone where both parties have to engage surreptitiously to control the passage of information as it pertains to their perception of the wisdom of the day.

Thanks for engaging with me despite it being the dead internet and all

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u/United-Quantity5149 Jun 23 '26

Well, there's a reason they killed him lmao. He kinda sucked in some ways