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elizabethv
elizabethv
6/30/2016 9:31:47 PM
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Re: Internet of People
@Michelle - I completely agree, parents are on the line to fix problems that are just starting to become obvious where the internet is concern. But I fear many parents don't believe they are the problem they really can be, or perhaps just think "not my kids!" Either way, I fear there is fear more ignorance where the problem lies than their is awareness. And this is only going to make the problem worse. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
6/30/2016 9:37:39 PM
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Re: Online Vs Offline
@ms.akkineni - I am sure most of us struggle with a healthy balance between our phones/the internet and real life. Recently, my kids and I went outside to play. I realized I had left my phone in the house once we were already settled and set up outside. I decided it would be good to leave my phone in the house a few hours, and focus on spending time with my kids. So I never bothered to go in and grab it. When my husband came home, he was extremely upset. He had attempted to call and text me numerous times, and I never answered or replied. He really had just wanted to know what exactly it was I had asked him to get at the store - but in reality, it could have been something far more serious. He could have been in a car accident or something of that nature. I would have been completely unaware because I had decided to "disconnect" for a few hours. When I told him why I didn't have the phone, he settled down and was fine with the whole situation. But now I've thought twice before leaving my phone behind. We don't have a house phone line - something that a lot of people my age are leaving behind. And if something happens, and someone wants to get ahold of me, it's not just the internet, it's my phone too. 

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faryl
faryl
6/30/2016 9:43:50 PM
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Re: Internet of People
Tangentially related - I watched a documentary on Amazon Prime (called "Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds") that discussed - among other things - the nature of learning and knowledge. One point it made was how in earlier days, people had more general knowledge, so it was more accessible. Later, as knowledge broke off into specific subjects such as physics and biology, things became compartmentalized and the amount of knowledge expanded so much, that people became limited to how much they can know & learn; knowledge became less accessible. (It's kind of a "metaphysics" themed series, that ties science in with some comparitive religion - so it also suggested a tie-in to the theme of eating from the Tree of Knowledge/being cast out of Eden) Now, theoretically, knowledge is accessible to anyone with an Internet connection, but there is so much of it that it's like trying to drink from a firehose, so we often miss out on the opportunity for engaging in that deeper level of thought and analysis.

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faryl
faryl
6/30/2016 9:57:40 PM
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Re: The internet is alive
I agree! Another cultural anthropologist, Gabriella Coleman, wrote a fascinating book on the evolution of activism performed by people banding together online (and offline) as Anonymous. Without having the internet to connect, communicate & coordinate, events such as the Arab Spring not only would be going unnoticed by the rest of the world; the citizens impacted by such events would not be empowered to relay what's going on and find ways to advocate for themselves and unite together. The internet not only has the power to educate & connect, I think it helps humanize people too. Things going on across the world take on a different meaning when you are able to see firsthand accounts of people who are effected by them.

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faryl
faryl
6/30/2016 10:00:41 PM
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Re: Mindset
Exactly! Even water can be harmful. Like anything, moderation (as in "not excessive", not as in "moderating content") & intention are key.

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
6/30/2016 10:57:59 PM
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Re: Online Vs Offline
@DHagar: Great to connect back.

Very well stated facts about internet usage. Thanks for the mention about thebook and I will surely try to give it a read. 

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
6/30/2016 11:15:06 PM
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Re: Online Vs Offline
@elizabethv:

Absolutely agree. The main culprit is the mobile data and how these smart phones wiped off all barriers of not being connected.

In your note as you summarized your expereince, it makes all the sesnse how certain situations create all unnecessary tensions just because we chose to not carry the phone. But what i would say is what matters is how you choose to use your device. I am not a person that prefers to be socially active. But i do have a teenage kid who feels absolutely handicapped if not carrying the phone any time and all the time, which make me totally annoyed. But that seems to be norm for kids of that age. But i don't buy that idea at all. But at the same time not quiet sure how to change that habit. It has even become a culture than a habit. 

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ms.akkineni
ms.akkineni
6/30/2016 11:17:56 PM
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Re: Mindset
Yes, Intention, self control and personal judgement are the key factors. 

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faryl
faryl
6/30/2016 11:33:57 PM
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Re: Mindset
Unfortunately, the second two seem to be in short supply these days!

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dlr5288
dlr5288
6/30/2016 11:44:24 PM
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Re: Internet of People
I agree! It's scary how kids are with the internet these days. They've become too dependent on it, in my opinion. It's something that worries me for the later generations.

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