Watched every minute of that video. EVERY POINT he made has already been made about every piece of tech out there. AND NOT just tech - books. Books introduce people to other worlds - fiction. Even, god forbid, porn. Harlequin Romance anyone? Book banning? Yup. It’s happened and continues to happen.
Growing up, our parents made us go outside to play and STOP watching TV or the boob tube as it was affectionately called ‘cause you would turn out to be a boob if you kept watching it. Stop reading those fantasy books and read these other ones that teach you something, you’re going to grown up not being able to relate to people. Stop playing video games, there’s no future in it - you can’t make any money with it. Your brain is going to turn to mush or better yet, you’re going to become a serial killer as death is normalized for you in those shooter games. Etc. etc. etc.
Listening to that guy and truly, EVERYTHING is bad. All of it. And that’s true! We need water to live, but too much of it……and you die. Food is critical to life, too much of it and you die. Too much social interaction and you fail to launch as an adult - too much play and no pay.
Tech is an enablement. As tech progresses, it does help us improve our lives. With my VP, I’m no longer tied to a desk. If I want, I can go outside and do many of the tasks I’d be stuck doing inside. Sure, can take my laptop out there, but it can be hard to see in the sun. The monitor is much smaller than the two I have inside which makes me less productive.
Use the right tool for the job. Great advice. The VP is a great tool for many things. It’s not meant to be worn 24x7x365.
Oh - and before I go - this guy’s comments about going to visit physically instead of through technology. His entire rant is complete crap. Technology brings us closer. He’s a “tech” guy and doesn’t realize that? You don’t use technology to replace going to see people. You use it to help keep you close. Can you realistically go visit your parents every weekend if they live 1,000 miles away? NO - not unless you have the financial means. But you CAN go visit periodically (holidays, birthdays, etc.) AND have those video visits for a few minutes every weekend if you so choose.
So no - I don’t give that guy any credence. He has no business talking tech if he doesn’t understand it. And if he was REALLY concerned - he’d be talking about how to use tech responsibly, not talking about banishing it like he does.