How has the world changed ?
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Hello all
How do you feel / think in your own opinion that the world has changed over the last two decades ?
I don't mean how technology has empowered you to help with your 3d work, my point / question is based on "general change". I know of course inside 20 years your opinion has changed as you gain wisdom but has anything noticeable or striking made an impression on you personally ?
Dig as deep as you want :poly121:
Pete
How do you feel / think in your own opinion that the world has changed over the last two decades ?
I don't mean how technology has empowered you to help with your 3d work, my point / question is based on "general change". I know of course inside 20 years your opinion has changed as you gain wisdom but has anything noticeable or striking made an impression on you personally ?
Dig as deep as you want :poly121:
Pete
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I do think society has in large become more isolated, money grubbing and vindictive, your neighbours are more likely to be your enemies if you know them at all these days then your friends.
my first pc was a dotlink and was win 95 16 mb and 1gb of ram. it was pretty much a decent computer at the time.I must say I do prefer those old days at times.
vs.
Texting and sitting home alone with an online video game, frozen Pizza and coke....
"Fat, lazy and stupid is no way to go through Life, Young Man....."
Age is not important but very relevant
You mention that people have become more isolated, do you think technology is at play in that regard or is it that people have become less open ?
Word up on the internet giving people the ability/ know-how to find out what is fact or fiction :thumbup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHxi-HSgNPc
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you where just too busy being "happy" and young ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxabLA7UQ9k
I was never happy kid, but by some reason politics and all were out of my vision. Maybe as a kid I just didn't care about "big picture", it was something adults should take care off.
People in your environment made you unhappy, a child is not born unhappy unless it has some form of mental disability that it is aware of that makes it unhappy !!!
The big picture is propaganda, the most advanced form in human history.
Nah, I was often bullied. And even this way I didn't see the world the way it is.
I was wrong, school doesn't mean shit.
-Ease of short-line and long distance communications with cellular phones and skype
-More folks have access to computers
-things are easily filed due to computers
-artistic and visual advancements with 3D and vector graphics
-The internet connected the world through cultural exchanges and things of that nature.
-interesting medical advances with stem cell research and growing body parts in labs
-better comprehension of the human genome
-more rights and compassion for those with alternative lifestyles
-easier transitioning from one gender to another
Am I missing something?
Stuffed crust pizzas.
that explains why the world is so awful and messed up... we forgot to delete our history.
Also, there where a lot more jobs positions. Even 2 years ago, I could apply to different places and at least get a response. Now a days, nobody is hiring.
The ones who are, there are 50 people attending the same job interview with you, fighting for the position of "dishwasher".
Also I think fear has taken a large part in everybody's day life. Fear of danger, of the neighbors, of loosing a job, of being kicked out of a house... I don't think that was the case twenty years ago, people were more relaxed and maybe more friendly.
Not to mention the overall economical crisis which is, to me, not even a real one. I feel like we've been in a crisis since I was born but the difference is that it's now on everybody's lips and it's depressing.
Also I think people don't have faith in governments anymore and tends to think that only extreme ideas will solve things. I just have to look how far-right politicians are more and more popular here in France and how crazy it is to think that future is probably not that bright. But I may be wrong, who knows
And yet you can buy a little ceaser's pizza for $5.
In the back of my mind, I think our economic system (globally) is on the verge of imploding. There's too much that doesn't make sense, too much is based on debt.
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In Holland many people will just stare at you and say nothing (not talking about the larger cities but I always say hello anyway, that's the Irish in me I guess. We do live in a scaremongering world with the "in your face" media and government propaganda.
Is this what we have evolved into over the last two decades ?
A bit sad in many ways.
Very interesting question, and I don't think people have become more isolated because of technology per se, in-fact technology keeps me close with my best friend who is 2 countries over from me, I think theres not one factor but numerous.
like people move about and rent properties more and there's less people setting roots with their family, when it comes to technology you have greater control of your social circle as I don't need to make a new friend to hang out with just because my bestie moved 2 countries over we can play counterstrike, then theres the culture of fear that's been perpetuated through the media, where everyone is a pedophile, rapist, serial killer or terrorist, so people are often afraid of getting to know people they don't know.
same goes for letting children play outside on their own, I remember there was an age when that was acceptable for myself now if I saw a child the age I was around my neighbourhood I would think, "where is the parent" so I think thats just further socially isolating children from a younger age, and these pre planned play dates only help further that social circle control I spoke of earlier.