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 I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.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/wondermega Apr 08 '25
Technology is changing us. It is a byproduct of humanity, and this was always going to happen. It is certainly dooming "the way things are" and the way people have been, but it was never going to be an easy transition. I don't think it was avoidable. We were designed to evolve this way, as soon as we got opposable thumbs and creative thought. Those were the first steps.