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Is it normal to feel tired of technological progress? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I've just been reading about how in the future, AI will allow us to speak with animals, and people will be able to communicate telepathically and live in their own VR worlds. (etc., etc.)

Man, this isn't a world I want to live in. I'm so tired of the constant paradigm shifting that you have to put your brain through with each innovation. I wish technology just stayed frozen in the 1980s – there would be so much less uncertainty in my life and I could just focus on being a human.

Innovation keeps being forced on you and I just feel tired. >!And I'm only just in my 20s!< Is this ok? Is this valid? When resisting it is a loser's game...

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Time to flip on Analog Man by Joe Walsh https://youtu.be/6YkAnv8inQE

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

That's the points of game I played. Humanity left all progress to an advance AI but it kept holding back technologically because humanity couldn't keep up with the endless break throughs. Which led to the rouge AIs that hacked into it got some really advance gear.

[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The irony is the use of technology to ask the question. Your level of tech use and engagement is a personal choice. You can minimise or stop anytime. Most choose to minimise, I'd suspect because some innovations are quite useful.

Also, in an existence where the only constant is change, where every moment and conscious perspective is uniquely different and where novel complexity only increases, it would be wise to cultivate patience and a neutral perspective on change.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

Normal? I don't know. Do I share the sentiment? Definitely.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

Sounds like maybe a bit of depression could be hiding behind your anxiety about tech (if so, talk to a professional). I agree with some other takes that getting offline can be helpful. I got offline (as much as I could) for two weeks and it did a good amount to improve my mental health.

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Animals use a lot of body language. So, if AI could lift your tail to "speak" cat, i would finally get impressed by AI.

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