Stand with Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan -- with democracy and civilization against tyranny and barbarism
posted by Infidel753 at 7:13 PM
Individualist, pro-technology, pro-democracy, anti-religion. I speak only for myself and not for any ideology, movement, or party. It has been my great good fortune to live my whole life free of "spirituality" of any kind. I believe that evidence and reason are the keys to understanding reality; that technology rather than ideology or politics has been the great liberator of humanity; and that in the long run, human intelligence is the most powerful force in the universe.
God doesn't exist
Evolution happened
Global warming is real
Homosexuality is normal
Aging is a curable disease
The election was not stolen
Everything "spiritual" is a lie
US out of UN, UN out of US
Free speech is for everybody
Humans do not have "souls"
Men can't become women
Fetuses are not persons
Words are not violence
Taiwan is a nation
Pluto is a planet
4 Comments:
I have a smartphone and I find it abundantly helpful in more ways than one. BUT ... it doesn't control me. I control it. I only "open" it when I get a call, text, or message. I occasionally use it for directional purposes. ONCE a day I check Facebook posts because it helps me to know what's happening in the life of family and friends who live far away. It is also helpful when I need to make an on-the-spot medical appt. via the handy calendar.
I do see your point, however. When you look around you and people barely know you're within their circle of existence, it's a bit disconcerting. However ... YOU don't have to be one of them. :-)
I thought I was the only one who's never had a smart phone. I just don't need one. I have a laptop that I can use when I want to go online.
Glad to hear others are resisting zombification.
Just seen this late while going through your links, even though I subscribe to Bill, I missed it ... I must have not kept up with my subs (ooops), but it's hilarious, great points ... I think alot of folks realize it, but don't like to think about it, kind of "like" smoking, not thinking about it. I don't have an iPhone, but a basic flip- phone (and of course home landline), but even with the flip phone, I have to watch it too, since I do quite a bit of texting. If I'm driving, I will actually pull over/ or off the freeway before I answer or view texts, I went and made a habit of that, because I started doing it driving, but it distracted me, so I cut it out (besides, I drive kind of fast) ... but man oh man, do I see alot in traffic, so many on their phones in front of me waiting on light change, always having to toot my horn lightly, because they didn't even see the bloody light turn green, I even had people come close to walking into me. I had this flip phone for 7 years now, same battery even, and it still works fine ... try to get that kind of longevity out of a iPhone ... but, of course, it is limited on what it can do, and it don't warn me of a damn thing ... I'm on my own {:-)
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