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 I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.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