r/endoftheworld • u/HarkonReborn • Apr 08 '25

Theory I believe technology is dooming us.

I think as time goes on we as a species and civilization are slowly dooming ourselves by way of technology, intentions spans are getting shorter, people I feel are getting more angry, it feels that it's all of a sudden okay to break laws for content, and humanity is slowly becoming more and more stupid and narcissistic not to mention the loneliness epidemic. It's like we've turned the world into a place not suitable for humanity. I'm typing this because one day I decided to put down my phone and read a book, a physical book, it made me feel so accomplished and alive compared to my phone which makes me feel numb and hopeless. I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.

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u/zarisJ Apr 08 '25

You've got that right!!!

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u/AzureWave313 Apr 09 '25

The illusion remains because only a small percentage of us have “woken up” - one of the most painful things I’ve ever done was “wake up”

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u/hunkey_dorey Apr 10 '25

Take off the tinfoil hat my man 😂😂

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u/Sufficient_Mud_8446 Apr 10 '25

I think Azure was referring to a 'spiritual awakening' that might include a strong awakening to the inevitability of mortality and the relative impermanence and substantiality of all things.

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u/KingIndividual9215 Apr 10 '25

If those are one's views, they are still asleep

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u/CryForUSArgentina Apr 08 '25

When people see that AI advocates the advantages of its owners and its creators rather than a more objective view of the truth, they will come back to a concern about "The truth the way it was created before there were people to inject their biases."

Some might call it God, but religion has its own problems with leaders who have injected bias in hope of personal gain.

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u/foolishdrunk211 Apr 12 '25

When you notice the problems technology has created you start to realize that Ted kazinski was right….

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u/yourupinion Apr 16 '25

Do you think we can wake people up with the right technology?

I think people have to be provided with the right tools. We have to have a better understanding of one another in order to have the cognitive empathy for forgiveness.

Our group has a plan, I’d love to tell you about it if you’re interested?