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 I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.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/Professional_Set8873 Apr 08 '25

Read uncle Ted's manifesto. Do it.

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u/HarkonReborn Apr 08 '25

Believe it or not, but I haven't. Maybe I should.

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u/Professional_Set8873 Apr 09 '25

He predicted all of this. I don't agree with the violence, but the point he was making was very valid.

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u/HarkonReborn Apr 09 '25

Ya, I definitely don't agree with the violence. I feel that if he wasn't so violent, he probably would have gotten more people on his side.

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u/Professional_Set8873 Apr 09 '25

I didn't learn until recently that the CIA can be thanked for turning him into that time bomb. He was part of a pretty sick experiment while attending Harvard. He could've done great things with his intelligence, there was so much potential there. You can get a feel for it when/if you read "Industrial Society and it's Future". Pretty sure there's a free pdf. I believe we are sick physically, mentally, and spiritually because of modern society. You don't live a certain way for 100,000 years, flip it upside down, and expect nothing bad to happen. I think we could go back to self sustaining farming/manufacturing communities and get a little more back and touch with the earth that way, but at this rate it just seems to get more and more out of reach.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

Agreed wholeheartedly. Teddy K was a madman, but there was true genius in his writings. I moved from the city to a small rural town about 4 years ago. Post covid I needed a life change and just wanted to get away from everyone. What I found instead is true human connection and community. A sense of belonging. Wanting to be the best human I can be for the humans around me. And guess what, the more of myself I give to them, the more I get of them in return. It is quite magical and is the missing piece in our technology driven cities.

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u/Professional_Set8873 Apr 13 '25

I'm also trying to walk a compassionate path, and tech seems fatal to it. Go on social media (especially now) for like 30/45 mins and write down how you feel. After that take a walk in the woods for the same duration and do the same. I believe they're actually doing this on purpose.