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[@Sisyphus55]

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[@NickWrightDataYT]

I mean, I understand the need for this ad comment, but its juxtaposition to the video is so jarring lol

[@demonindenim]

ironic... he could save others from hyper-reality but not himself

[@thomasthedankengine5855]

I have a feeling that the people watching you now, will become the future presidents

[@alsparkproductions7849]

Bruh Go get that bread my guy!

[@haleyleyley8951]

could you make a version of this video with subway surfers gameplay under it? thanks in advance

[@shelldon900]

It's kinda dystopian that in order to remain friends with people we have to constantly text eachother

[@Jhawk_2k]

I barely text with my friends and I've always felt somewhat ashamed of this. Videos like this are a sort of relief, I've been calling and seeing friends in person more often and I'm slowly starting to rebuild my relationships to be much deeper and real

[@AudreyHThederpqueen]

@@Jhawk_2k me too. i don’t feel the same connection over text, and it’s so hard to keep and maintain relationships KNOWING that i’ve gotta text in order to keep it. i stg i would rather write letters LOL

[@ictogon]

wait really? fuck. this must be why i dont have friends

[@williamcarter5098]

really? I don't text most of my friends. Also, it's worth considering that in the world before social media people would naturally drift apart from people if they were more physically separated.

[@joshy-noha]

Thisssssss!! I consider myself an extrovert yet I struggle with finding new friends. It's hard for me because it often starts off amazing on a social gathering or a group project, and then you are supposed to keep in contact through text messages... But they have their own lives, they don't live close by, they take time to respond or when they do its kinda cold, or I just don't use my phone that much so I don't remember to text them, etc. And I've lost many good possible friends like that. It often also feels like I'm the one that has to text first, always. I haven't found a single person who feels compelled to send me a random "hey how you doin?" it has to be me in order to keep the flame going. There's also this thing of posting status updates and stuff, I don't really do that, so I guess I'm just not in people's minds, I feel like this is the way people remember to text you these days, it often starts as a reaction to a status update or something. I was deffinetly not made to be Gen Z lmao.

[@elliotfitzgerald8950]

“Half human and half cocomelon” had me lol 12 seconds in. Then, at 13 seconds, start to worry about certain younger family members.

[@elliotfitzgerald8950]

This really is the Sisyphus55 video of recent times.

[@Seb_u]

That was me back then lol, most of my younger family members are like this

[@j_j8758]

I went to a pediatrician recently with my nephew and saw a 8 month baby crying and his father was holding his mobile playing cocomelon. The kid stopped crying too?? Some kids don't even eat without any visual and audio stimulation. It's really scary.

[@nationalfinkgamng]

@@j_j8758 it's honestly terrifying how toddlers can't even do normal human activities without being stimulated by mindless jumbles of audio and bright colors. I agree, it is scary.

[@iceeyhound3866]

😂😂

[@ireneqq2300]

I love this side of youtube. It's the closest thing to thinking one can do while tired and passive

[@hyperatek3217]

Well said. We really are the iPad kids aren't we

[@marsdriver2501]

@@hyperatek3217 we are a bit less fragile than modern kids. They were literally forced into looking at displays during remote education

[@hyperatek3217]

@@marsdriver2501 The good thing about our consumption of this form of media is that it provokes thought and we can learn from it, but it's also incredibly dangerous how easily attention can be grabbed by either meaningless content such as tiktok videos with subway surfers layered over asmr layered over family guy, or by genuinely harmful content such as the maniverse stuff. Our generation has been gifted infinite knowledge, but we lack a sense of truth and the ability to act. If we can move past those challenges as a generation, we could seriously change the world for the better.

[@particle0]

@@marsdriver2501 tfw homeschooled online pre COVID 👁️👄👁️

[@vepply]

@@marsdriver2501 im droned out my guy, one out of it. They say cohere, but I may be debilitated in that sense

[@yin9647]

Currently in high school and I hate that so many people my age treat reality as a place to discuss what you’ve seen online. Like when you go to someone to talk it’s expected that you’re both up to date on each other’s posts, stories, and the posts of people around you. There’s somehow judgement when you haven’t seen a friend’s story she posted 3 hours ago which feels so dystopian to me somehow.

[@saddlepiggy]

There’s definitely people who don’t operate like that. None of my friends did and none of my college friends do that. It’s harder to switch groups in hs but it does get better

[@AJ-ed7mx]

Thats frightening

[@softsapphic46]

this. and also giving updates via snapchat. i've been on and off social media apps for over two years, just used snapchat sometimes and insta for 2 months and then uninstalled it again. whenever such kind of conversation comes up, i just detach myself sometimes. it feels like i'm living in a different world as compared to my peers. i don't know why do we need to be in up to date with the lives of so many people, my brain is just happy with my small group of friends, but whenever this comes up, it really feels alienating

[@kelechi_77]

i hate having to always go on instagram to see everyone's stories or else people get mad that I didn't watch there's

[@EvilSantaTheTrue]

True, my classmates (atleast half my class) is chronically online

[@charlottesice1401]

There is an awful irony in watching this video on social media while engaging with the hyper reality

[@stranded9225]

I don’t think KZbin is hyper reality imo

[@Thaloop255]

@@stranded9225 look at how we are talking bruv this is hyper reality

[@Thaloop255]

i literaly came out of nowere and im never going to exist in your llife

[@stranded9225]

@@Thaloop255 I feel like TikTok is hyper reality but this isn’t

[@stranded9225]

@@Thaloop255 this may still be a hyper reality but Tik tok is far far worse

[@Screech9]

I would describe myself as an "iPad baby", as my single parent who was herself chronically online and drunk quite literally just gave me an iPad and almost never interacted with me. Socially isolated at school, the internet has become everything to me. Time away from information technologies feels like a waste. I turned 18 two months ago, and I find myself struggling. Personally, being stuck in my own head and the perpetual information-based environment I have been engrossed in for at least 10 years now has led me both to a disordered and stunted emotional state, to be hyper-intellectual & socially inept, and led me to political extremism. Being left to the internet from a young age has made me less human. The social and emotional parts of me feel completely shut down. My lifestyle is now comprised of being at my computer at least 80% of my waking hours. This new parenting style has become extremely damaging. Personally I appreciate you linking the current state of labour in capitalism to the growing failures of parenting, it's an aspect I often lose sight of.

[@monowavy]

Hang in there. Know that you're not alone in this, because we are many. Let us be people filled with the wish for change, because we heavily need it! Stay strong! ♡

[@problemsalving]

Yeah same, i had no stimulation other than my ipad and i’m completely brain dead now and i can’t think or communicate or function normally

[@zcl812]

I think I had a similar experience of being raised by the internet. Its not easy but I promise you can lead a fulfilling life despite a challenging upbringing. I was terribly depressed as a teenager and now I am very content with my life. Remember that your brain is still developing and that even though youre legally an adult you wont be mentally matured for almost 10 more years and theres no rush to do "adult things". The more you can connect with real people instead of strangers online the better of you will be. Good luck

[@DomC33]

Hey man, I'm 19 and had a similar experience while growing up. At around the age of 17 I began to realize my situation and how living a majority of my life purely online was affecting me in some way, I just didn't have all the pieces to the puzzle to make sense of it at the time. After a short while I got my first job at a fast food place and soon began to realize that forcing myself back into the world was my only option. Essentially what I'm getting at is utilize your self-awareness. To this day I am still occasionally anxious, scared, and experience a plethora of negative thoughts/emotions. However, what has helped me is just accepting my reality, accepting who I am, and understanding that no matter what you do people will not be able to fully understand. The pursuit of knowledge is the only way to break the bonds that hold us back and lead us closer to understanding. The task of learning lasts a lifetime from my understanding which can be aggravating when we lack the answers in which we seek, especially when one lacks life experience. What I have learned so far is to embrace oneself to the best of their ability, pursue your own interests rather than allowing others to dictate your thoughts, and create a world for yourself in which you will enjoy. At this point and presumably well into the future technology will just be a part of life. However, you are in control of how you use and view this tool, apply it to your life in a way that is beneficial. Hopefully that makes a little sense, ever since I started college last August I have been trying to figure myself out and the society I am apart of. That's kind of a brief summary of what I have realized after thinking really hard on it for ~3 months. (P.S. sometimes the process of learning is almost mortifying, but it all comes down to how you apply your experience into the present.)

[@Fernandesninto]

I hope the best for you. It's never too late to change paths even if it is very difficult.

[@benluschen4771]

There are a handful of Sisyphus videos that have caused me to think deeply in ways I have not before. This is one of those. Thank you for your always superior content and for being a rare voice online that challenges our digital consumption habits.

[@givemepersonalizedadsgoogle]

quite rare seeing some of these comments, nice to find one here :)

[@kibster9325]

There are a handful of Ben Luschen comments that have caused me to think deeply in ways I have not before. This is one of those. Thank you for your always superior comments and for being a rare voice online that praises those who challenge our digital consumption habits.

[@scrmblguy]

@@kibster9325 There are a handful of kibster replies that have caused me to think deeply in ways that I have not before. This is one of those. Thank you for your incredibly insightful replies and for being a rare voice online that commends comments made by others on videos that challenge our digital consumption habits.

[@REDDITBOB2]

This channel /x/ and neon genesis evangelion got me thinking wacky

[@artjomplaunov136]

@@scrmblguy There are a handful of Cantaloupe Antelope replies that have caused me to think deeply in ways that I have not before. This is one of those. Thank you for your exquisite replies and choosing to make a stand to commend comment commends made by others on videos that challenge our digital consumption habits.

[@volpo5046]

I've basically re-entered hyper reality as a cope for real life and 2 months later I'm mentally incredibly crippled. It's actually really surprising how quickly you can start judging your own actions, the hyperstition is real, but slowly and surely interacting in the real world again seems like the only way out Edit: Since posting this, my life has changed so significantly I cannot state it. I'm in college so it's definitely easier to just go out, but I also have been going to therapy for 9 weeks (a/o today). Get help, try reaching out to people. Everything is scary for everyone, but if you do little things that scare you (asking for help!) then bigger things will come next.

[@Nothing4687]

I'm in the same boat. I got out once, because it was making me incredibly sad and lazy, but I got sucked back in to cope with some bad times and it ultimately made me sad and lazy again (Who could've guessed?). "Crippled" is an amazing way to describe it.

[@ThunderHOWL16]

@@Nothing4687 @Volpo stay strong my friends. i wish yall luck on your paths out of that hole again. in my own experience, getting into running outside a few times a week has really done wonders for me mentally. i feel like i’ve finally fallen in love with real life again, especially nature.

[@vepply]

I live in a city, and feels the only way i can come back to reality is by moving to a more rural place, due to more accessible nature. The sad thing is, when you go outside, you don't see anyone unless they are walking their dog or getting groceries. Nobody goes outside for leisure, to self reflect and think for themselves or form their own thoughts.

[@perhaps5095]

I never had a problem until the pandemic, and now its all I do lol. Now my developed social anxiety is kind of being abated when I realize everyone else is just as addicted, and talking to people isn't that bad even if you're awkward

[@ponternal]

There is no way out. Even if I go out in the real world hyper reality has become reality. Many people I know have found their jobs on LinkedIn, found their partner on dating apps and talk to their friends primarily through social media and the internet. If you shop online, bank online, date online, entertain yourself online, look for jobs online, go to school online, contact friends online and more then how distinguishable is your life from hyper reality?

[@hiuer1945]

I'm still young, and this video made me realize that whenever I feel "depressed" or "deflated," what I really feel is boredom. I feel that boredom is no longer as prevalent nowadays as when you're bored, you just turn on your phone and browse through media. When you're bored, you usually try to get creative and find a way to quench that boredom. But now, instead of getting creative, we just mindlessly scroll. At some point, the repetitive scrolling through social media becomes boring in and of itself and satiating the boredom becomes difficult because instead of having learnt various skills or hobbies, we just developed social media habits. I think this leads to many people feeling like they don't have a purpose in life. A lot of the youth today reports themselves as having depression or other mental health issues, and I feel that a number of it stems from them not feeling like they have any purpose outside of being chronically online.

[@yourally]

Spot on

[@vt2852]

Well said

[@xenobreak1160]

Good point. I'm realizing that I am unsure these days of what my mind needs so I just use the internet in hopes that i find sometimes satisfying eventually(wasting several hours or a whole day😔). I'm trying a new approach. If I think I'm in need of a good laugh, I will watch a sitcom. If I want to learn something, I will read a book or watch a documentary. If I need to socialize, I will talk with family and friends. I need to put more thought into what I need and what I can do to satisfy myself instead of jumping on the internet at every moment I get.

[@kaykaklart]

I don't think I've ever seen a comment perfectly describing this. A lot of my friends complain about reality feeling unreal or constantly feeling sad but maybe it's just pure boredom quenched with the wrong thing.

[@roripantsu]

If the internet is the reason why im feel so directionless in life, then this might explain it. It gave me a lot of interests that i never thought of before, while also not invested enough in something that i can focus on.

[@pantsdraws]

“If the iPad baby is our present, then it’s diaper is our future.” Well said lol

[@monowavy]

"its" (without an apostrophe) is the possessive pronoun.

[@saraqael.]

@@monowavy 🫥

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@monowavy We understood what he meant

[@8thSin]

@@monowavy shaddap

[@sekiland8006]

a prime example of unreflective instrumentalism

[@hossainshamil2132]

This is like watching the matrix while actually being in the matrix.

[@bananaman8693]

I wouldn’t say we’re in the matrix, but people in Andrew tate’s “university” are.

[@greatwave2480]

I'm tired of living in hyperreality but I feel too stuck in it. I've been chronically online since middle school so my social skills remained at relatively same basically nonexistent level. All I do all day is consume media: endless hours on youtube, gaming, gaming with a video on the background, eating while watching a show. When I finally get a break from looking at a screen and pushing buttons the world gets ironically unreal. It's like virtuality and reality changed places. So even when I try to do something "real" I don't feel anything or I get bored and irritated.

[@greatwave2480]

Back when I was young and depressed the virtual world used to be my shelter, my place to escape the overwhelming anxiety and loneliness. I feel like it basically raised me. My laptop which I've had for 10 years now feels like my closest friend. Now, in colledge, I constantly get reminded that there IS life outside of my room and that I've been avoiding it for far too long. I no longer feel satisfied by sitting in my room all day and stuffing my brain with flashy images. But at the same time I can't quit it. I feel too mentally ill.

[@okeyokey578]

[@msmaria5039]

Just keep at it. I know it's hard. Join groups like a church.

[@lars1588]

I've found that persistent engagement in the real world helps, but only if it is consistent and intentional. Basically, if you "touch grass" for a little while each day, it will become increasingly easier and more stimulating, to the point where "the interface" (as Sisyphus puts it) becomes strange and boring. The real world is more deeply stimulating and invigorating. All of your senses are engaged fully and organically. The thing is, these senses are acclimated to "the interface" which simulates sound, which simulates seeing, and which can't even simulate touch, taste, or smell, so the effects of the real world take time (sometimes a lot) to readjust to.

[@samdal420]

For me it helped going to social events and hiking in nature. Honestly if "hyperreality" gets any more dystopian I just might fine going into the woods and living without this stuff 😬 If I manage to get enough financial security (hail fucking capitalism amirite???) So uh redneck time! Woooo! (except I recognize that climate change exists and recognize that humans should have equal human rights)

[@duncanclarke]

The subway-surfers-ification of tiktok podcast clips is just baby sensory videos for adults. Every corner of culture is becoming more hyperreal

[@normanclatcher]

Hypercubic vertices. Let the dice fall where they may.

[@Numptaloid]

adults is a stretch and wishful thinking. in most cases i reckon that the people affected by this are much more vulnrable and maluable children and teens. at least the ones who are the most engaged with it.

[@vrinda_vrinda]

The online world is still relatively new in the vast history of humanity and I think this is one of the reasons why chronically online people are growing to be desensitised or over-sensitive to issues. This is almost the first time where we are being bombarded with information about the issues all over the world and unlike before when news used to be the primary source of knowledge, we now see actual people who are in those situations. This sudden exposure to these new situations that ask for empathy from us is overwhelming. People are starting to compensate by either being offended on behalf of the people in those situations when when the issue at hand does not relate to that or by simply giving up as they cannot provide empathy to all. This new world is starting to scare people, many of which did not even know of the issues. That's why I think we are getting even more skeptics about nearly every topic. The world feels like it's in a constant state of war, sickness and death and for some people it has begun to feel like everything is simply a ploy to garner sympathetic reactions.

[@caymansharp623]

it almost seems impossible to have empathy anymore theres just too many problems to care about if your sense of empathy stays intact its impossible to cope

[@chirp9525]

This reminds me of a lot of senior nursing assistants I work with. They have given out so much empathy to patients that they experience an emotional burnout after a certain amount of years, seeing people dying every week is hard enough but we are seeing it everyday through the internet. At a certain point, someone will die and I feel nothing. Or someone will tell me they're going through a hard time and I'll say empathetic things but be thinking nothing. It's terrifying. We weren't made to have this much information thrown at us.

[@pminko7296]

You have to pick and choose what you morally & cognitively care about. Most people know that even a singular pro-vegan documentary w/ industrial slaughter house footage might turn them vegan -- so they avoid it, me included. Religion, depending on your POV, is a similar cognitive dead zone -- a holy text can serve as an ontological security to those who don't want to go through the existential turmoil of nihilism. My point being that I value the democratization of information & ability for peripheral groups to voice their issues, even if it's only to those who have the time & mental capacity to truly care.

[@avnoir.]

I also think its getting incredibly harder to build-up one's own ethical base and core values. I feel like they are needed to remain a constructive, open minded worldview- without letting everything get to yourself or closing up and resist against all of todays arising challenges. The problem is, as you described, we are bombarded with input 24/7, everyone can be a voice, projecting their view of things onto your homefeed. It’s so easy to get lost in the forest of all the opinions and values one should represent, that even very reasonable ideas are indistinguishable from purely speculated or populistic messages driven by a higher motive of whoever. Kind of like the "schizophrenic" mentioned at 12:21 . A first step to at least a crumb of a solution, in my opinion, would be to start teaching healthy and even more critical usage of social media and -networks to the younger generations. Maybe this will give them a machete to cut through the jungle that is current social interaction.

[@vans2548]

Compassion fatigue, on a mass scale.

[@samanthayoung1422]

I've noticed the older I get the less chronically online I become. I realized fairly quickly that social media wasn't making me fulfilled so I started doing hobbies and actively went outside more. I don't use any social media aside from one that I post my art to and discord (which I only actively interact with a few choice friends and only briefly check larger servers) I still like web surfing but I've gotten better with managing my time with it or only using the internet as a reference guide for illustration. I've started doing chalk drawings on the sidewalk as another way to encourage myself to go outdoors. My dad has told me that a lot of people just come over to stare or check new drawings, and directly I've been told by a person that she looks forward to checking to see if there are new ones. Its nice, and its fulfilling, even if its something small. I get to see a lot of kids running around and playing outside, and it warms my heart to know that they're allowed to be kids when so many are being raised online.

[@softsapphic46]

this is so heartwarming. also, the chalk drawing idea is amazing!

[@samanthayoung1422]

@@softsapphic46 its super relaxing too! I know some might be put off by the idea of the rain coming and washing it away but honestly its very freeing for me knowing I get a new canvas every time it rains. It also forces me to not be a perfectionist and just..draw whatever comes to mind.

[@KittyPikaChu]

Isn’t KZbin social media

[@samanthayoung1422]

@@KittyPikaChu I guess so. but I don't upload (aside from stuff for film class thats unlisted) and I rarely ever comment. Moderation is key. Also I mean, since this is up on KZbin I assume already having KZbin as social media is already a given for everyone here.

[@softsapphic46]

@@samanthayoung1422 when I'll get my new place, I'll definitely try this one out 🫡💙

[@mcmisterhd1920]

I watched Serial Experiments Lain just 2 days ago and it's incredible how accurate this anime from 1998 portrayed modern issues

[@letsalllovelein]

I love that anime! And I totally agree.

[@nomannic1]

I gotta watch it!! 👍

[@mcmisterhd1920]

@@nomannic1 You really should! I think both sub and dub are on KZbin. It's quite confusing at times, but also very interesting. I intend to rewatch it at some point.

[@Quon]

lets all love lain

[@pheonifire]

lets all love lain

[@beef5tew84]

To add on to this, another thing I find particularly frightening is the notion that our devices (especially phones) are effectively considered an extension of the body itself, at least to an extent. Many of us (myself included) have our phone on hand 24hrs a day, whether it’s in your pocket or on your nightstand while you sleep. In a way it’s almost parasitic…

[@antdr01d]

turn on, tune in, drop out

[@zahhakgaming]

mmm m Music 24hr A da y

[@danceteacherrlb]

The children I see in kindergarten as a teacher have absolutely no social skills. I see shockingly innapropriate behaviors and emotional development that more likely would be seen in a 2 year old. Scary stuff.

[@mngf1]

Craziest thing is that this video is part of that hyper-reality: it's describing and analysing phenomenon that we all have some shared sensory awareness of, but when collectively perceived through the lense of this video's discussion, becomes real through our dealing with reality through this perspective. Next time you see a baby on an Ipad you'll think of this and what that baby represents, yet that *idea* is independent of the reality of that particular baby sitting tapping a screen. Think about how this might drive you to behave differently (eg. Taking the iPad away). Can't escape the hyper-reality, even when talking about it.

[@lars1588]

That's just ideas in general, buddy. We'll just never quite understand the material world exactly as it is because we have finite senses and a finite mind. We simply try our best to interpret what perceive sensibly. The best we can do is stay close to material reality when thinking, although this is no easy task.

[@damprat141]

Even though I didn't fully grow up online do to my family being poor, the second I got an internet access my brain rushed to try and find every bit of stimulant possible leaving my fragile mental state absolutely crippled.

[@Greeeenmoss]

Same 🥲 i didn't even have tv growing up until i was like 10, and even then i continue to dorm school (the no electronic device allowed dorm). The second i got smartphones (i think in college) omg i CANNOT stop :'(

[@joshy-noha]

Same here, although I think this is what keeps me kinda tethered to the real world. I got in late, but it still sucked me in for years in my teens. It's just now that I'm improving myself slowly in my 20s.

[@vepply]

i spent a good chunk of last night thinking about how im always looking for a videogame that i can sink 100 hours into and get lost in instead of doing something that could put the world or even just myself back on track. this vid is like an analysis of my life in some ways, excluding things like objective culture

[@ed32568]

Pick something you've always wanted to learn and start. It can be 5, 10, or 15 minutes per day, but if you focus solely on doing that thing for the period you set out to do it if you practice consistently enough you WILL level up in that thing and learn to enjoy it. This is coming from someone that spent his entire teen years playing video games for 8+ hours per day to try to become an esports pro. Coming back to regular life was brutal, but so worth it.

[@shawnslasagna]

MIKE

[@splitsee2526]

I always wanted to find a new video game to play but yea i just... dont know how to feel about our new world being a 07 kid

[@Dead_Metal]

@@splitsee2526 I'm also an 07 kid and yeah it's quite hard to look at our future, however I think it's best to just focus on the present on your own small patch of the world. To do things to help you and your friends/family, practise some new hobbies, chill out outside, try to spend time with others (if you can) and avoid stressing too much about the future.

[@whydoiexist2180]

@@ed32568 what if you dont want to learn anything?

[@tristansojer4901]

I spent much of my childhood and adolescent years in front of the computer or phone. I can only start to imagine what would become of me if I hadn't thought about limiting my screen time. My internet addiction combined with me being autistic quite predictably destroyed my social skills. The fact that I somehow have friends is a goddamn miracle. Ironically, I realized all of this during the pandemic, a time which likely saw the biggest spike in internet usage. Perhaps I needed to get to a point of overloading myself. I distinctly remember thinking, a few months into the pandemic: "What the fuck am I doing? This isn't making me happy. This doesn't even make me feel full. So why am I still doing this?" Of course, as can be seen from my comment, I probably have quite a few issues when it comes to controlling my emotions. I don't know if it's because I'm autistic, because of the internet or both. All I know is living inside of the screen has created, all at once, an exaggerated yet zombie-like persona of myself.

[@marz9487]

I feel that part about needing to have overloaded myself. I spent about a year moderating a politics discord and ended up quitting my role and leaving the server for good after I realized how unhappy it’s made me. I’m starting to get to a similar place with KZbin… I’m finding happiness whenever I put it down but it’s really easy to spiral back into the addictive cycle of endless scrolling, even past the point when it can be considered entertaining.

[@puddle.studios]

I have known for a long time that the internet reduced the creative output of an individual (as an artist this is scary) but I’m so addicted I can’t stop

[@n77-r5p]

It’s really upsetting how incredibly hard it is to sacrifice screen time for the sake of your creativity :-(

[@TheFlynnben]

​@@n77-r5p And yet something over nothing is still really valuable. I struggle too, and have begun turning to longer-form philosophy/art stuff online in order to quench the addiction while still igniting some kind of inspiration, like a nicotine patch. John Vervaeke and his "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis" helps to turn the screen time into something akin to another uni class. We'll find that balance eventually, right?

[@jammer7vvvq691]

I’ve been having so much trouble being creative at all, and when I think of an idea I tend to look for an existing version of it on the internet to consume rather than making it myself. I’m also an artist but I’ve been creating so much less and even learning less about art now. I feel like I’m losing a core part of me. I don’t even choose where my inspiration comes from anymore, I just go with the algorithm.

[@RubyJamez]

Fun story, last NY in the end of COVID after 2 y of no going out things got so bad for me that I would spend all my time online and do basically nothing in real life. So I booked 3 days in an airbnb place for hunters in a fking nowhere in the forest. 3 days with no phone and power were painful but allowed me to restrict and reconsider my habits. I now continue to set up and pay for my own parental control, blocking both apps and websites that lead me down the hall. I think if you want to eliminate this screen nightmare- you gotta treat it like meth addiction.

[@puddle.studios]

@@RubyJamez I think I need to do this, I go camping regularly, and next time I’m leaving all my technology at home, I’ll also probably ask someone to set up screen time on my phone to restrict my use of apps like TikTok Pinterest and KZbin as those are the worst offenders, and I currently have unrestricted access at all hours of the day

[@xosizolid]

i feel a minimal version of survivors guilt because i made it out of the age group before the cocomelon ipad baby came to be. now everywhere i go there is a child with their face an inch away from an ipad lurking around.

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

I feel you ❤

[@FindTheFun]

I'm a teacher and after covid... holy shit this next generation after Gen Z is gonna fail hard... these kids can't read or do basic math, and they have no idea what manners and social skills are... literally night and day between the kids who experienced school pre and post covid. The kids in my school were always really smart and competitive before, and we haven't dropped at all in our state's rankings, which means this devolution is happening everywhere.

[@DEFGHST]

preach 3:02

[@gur262]

​@@buzasandras123online classes are flawed to say the least.

[@bluwasabi7635]

Cognitive poison

[@vsiny]

I’m a sociology undergrad right now and I am fucking terrified to see what happens when the hyper-gen become adults. I’m also intrigued, because how could this possibly go well, and what will happen instead?

[@phillipadams4691]

Sci-Fi horror is what happens next.

[@Hyperion4K]

@@phillipadams4691 *what has already arrived

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

That’s what I’m thinking too

[@softsapphic46]

this perfectly sums up my thoughts on social media. i hate how i had been consuming endless content over the past years and have barely created anything. it's weird how i just reason myself for looking for an inspiration etc., but after seeing all the amazing works of the other artists, i just end up doing nothing. this has been going for over 4 years, and this year i want to change that. the frustration from not creating honestly kills me sometimes, but i hope i'll overcome it soon. Edit: I think another reason for my creativity block has also been how I had avoided boredom. I think the basic aim of doing a dopamine detox is to just letting you become comfortable when you are bored, and avoid feeling jittery and restless. so even though i've eliminated most of the social media apps, i haven't actually embraced boredom. because whenever i am not doing my work, i just listen to music, podcasts or read a book. and although this are good habits, but constantly doing those instead of addressing my emotions at that moment has always backfired me in a week or so. hence, when i'm sitting still, i get more urge to do creative things and i'm also filled with new ideas.

[@Pickelrye]

Woah, you can read minds? Sweet! I kinda figured that someone read mine sooner or later!

[@spooder1801]

Since the age of 11 I've been spending most of my waking hours in front of some sort of screen. I'd wake up, play on my phone for 5 hours, go on the computer and play another 10 hours, back to the phone, back to the computer, scrolling reddit, Tiktok, KZbin. Talking to nobody except strangers. All the horrific things I've been exposed to on the internet, the experiences and connections I've missed out on because of this, it's hard to comprehend just how much this fucked up my brain. Now I'm 21 and just started going to the gym and filling my life with experiences and activities that actually make life worth living. The youtube addiction is still real, but I've managed to get down to like 4hrs of screen time instead of 10. There is hope for us.

[@2001CuisinartToasterr]

i got closed to doing this but went back to how i was i feel like i will never be able to get better again

[@hue69]

​@Yuri as long as the effort is there, there is still hope

[@hfhfffhfhf]

same, I think about all the relationships and chances I have missed out on and it makes me feel psychical pain.

[@Megaghost_]

The subjects you bring up in your videos keep getting better and better. Now it is our responsibility to put this knowledge in practice in order to change things instead of going the easy way and falling into dooomerism.

[@starrynight_._]

yessss!!!! i hear this topic being discussed more and more every day along with other pressing issues that are interconnected with this. it builds up a lot of hope knowing that the world is becoming more aware of these issues. it’s now time to change.

[@Megaghost_]

@@starrynight_._ Exactly. Now it's time to get off the screens and out to the streets, talk face to face to our neighbors, coworkers, everyone we know. Our strength is based on solidarity and class consciousness. We won't manage anything by only arguing in social media owned by the richest people, like this one. The only other option is decay.

[@starrynight_._]

@@Megaghost_ 🌹🤝

[@avnoir.]

@@Megaghost_time to let the flowers bloom again, you know what I’m saying?

[@johnmccafferty9279]

I just caught myself mindlessly scrolling while this video played and now I’m having a moment of crisis

[@Faunadude]

Same

[@YehudiNimol]

This video describes my reality almost perfectly. I feel that the outside world has become too scary for me, so I resorted to overusing familliar coping methods and shut myself in for around 2 years (with the pandemic being the big amplifier). Around a year ago, I was enlisted in the army and forced back into the real world against my will, but still felt trapped. I was on my phone 24/7 because I had nothing to do during my shifts. 2 months ago I quit and came back to my old habits. Things are getting better, and I'm finally starting to be productive and going to the gym again, but nothing will ever be the same. All my friendships were destroyed. People I used to interact with weekly don't look me in the eyes anymore. They have forgotten me and moved onto other things. My head is full of anxieties, and I still run scenarios about everything bad that could be, that I only overcome out of sheer necessity. The internet and society have single handedly destroyed every chance I had of living a normal teenage life and pushed me aside like damn fodder. Well, onto the next thing :)

[@stewartsmith1464]

Who asked

[@tylert2413]

How do you 'quit' the army?

[@stinker6784]

@@stewartsmith1464 what is wrong with you dude

[@losfogo7149]

This channel is fucking amazing, no need to elaborate As 22 year old climate activist, i see the clash of ideals a lot even in goups that should be super-close in terms of goals and ideals because they differ on a minor thing. I see this more in younger generations to be honest, mainly through violence (or the lack of it, to be precise): when they go from the internet to the real life they'll see it's not all ACABs and throwing rocks, they'll see you have to compromise sometimes with eachother (not with politicians, mind you) and just tell you you are not "ideologically pure". I've seen people yell at others at assemblies for no reasons, menwho were allegedly "transfeminists" literally talking over because they had the stronger voice than a girl that had a minor disagreement with them. Then you go back to your online echo-chamber and everyone confirms your view of the world, you stay there talking all day and it feels good. I've been there, it's not the people's fault if the public opinion and debate has been manipulated to devolve to this state

[@shuttleshifter]

My favorite video of yours so far. From the iPad baby to the old people watching the news channels all day, this is a very real topic! I think I fell into the hyperreality thing during the pandemic a bit myself.

[@hue69]

same unfortunately

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

This is one of those videos that I have to not only stop and think about it but also re-watch to fully absorb everything being said. It's a short philosophical essay after all.

[@ciaosonocampa]

Thanks

[@rafanochi4173]

This is a topic I’ve thought a lot about, and I consider it to be, perhaps, the greatest tragedy of the new generation. For many, hyper reality has killed their ability to debate. It is simply impossible for them to agree to disagree, and everything is black or white. It is absurd, and I love the concept of “anti-intellectualism”, it describes it perfectly. It is as if they lived in a different reality, and sadly, it is almost literal. I sometimes wonder “are these people real? Do they live in the same society as I do?”. This video answers my question: no, they are not in my reality, they live in a circle-jerk bubble that can not be popped from the inside. Thank you for making this video (It is officialy my favorite). Keep it up👍🏻

[@LilianaPhi]

Eh, i agree with what you said until the "agree to disagree" part, only because in my experience I've only ever seen it used in situations where the person saying it just doesn't want to do any self reflection whatsoever. I think there are definitely situations where people see things too strictly, but I think its important to mention that part of the reason folks see things so rigidly is because, when presented with new information that disapproves something someone believes, people naturally clam up. Internet makes it even easier to search enough on Google to find something that re-affirms your stances.

[@lordcrusader861]

You ever think if you are caught in the same bubble? The concept of thinking anti-intelectualism and debates being purposeless (funny, i used to think these actually do something) surely leads us into the same behavior the insane people use, do they not also think we are the insane one but on the other side of the fence?

[@hwimilk]

im 14 and this makes me sad, because its just how my life and the lives of those around me are. no perception, and so distant.

[@Charles37400]

For me, i usually just stay on youtube or games online. I dont really do much with the other social media sites other than text a few people that are fun to talk to. Alot of the content i really enjoy is long term educational content for history and science. Im socially inept but ill force myself to get over it and interact with people anyways. I dont actually enjoy it that much most of the time, but every once in a while its just rewarding enough to keep me talking to people and experiencing reality. Latley going to college has helped alot because theres this pool table where a bunch of people play each other between classes. Been nice to meet and talk to people over a game.

[@molybd3num823]

exactly the same thing for me as well. only got an IG account to text my friends

[@definitely_glory]

You're doing well, keep it up

[@amanul_2474]

If you laughed at 1:32 , YOU may be chronically online and beyond help (much like myself)

[@norestjoel]

: (

[@CoolBird420]

@@kleiner301 same. what a joy

[@xavierreynolds-zuckerman3026]

HOLY ASIT AMONGU S

[@putyograsseson]

AMOGUS

[@CoolBird420]

@@putyograsseson touch grass

[@alienchocolate4515]

i want to stop being addicted to the internet but i cannot, both mentally and in practicality i cannot

[@tourmaline8347]

It’s possible, I promise! It’s all about little steps. Put time limits on your phone so you can catch yourself, try to be conscious of the world around you whenever possible. Start reading more often, and try to step outside at least once a day (you don’t have to do anything out there, just get some fresh air). That’s what’s helped me. I’m not all the way there yet, but I’m working towards it.

[@karltanner3953]

Oh this was brilliant. How tragic for our immense creative potential to be increasingly stifled by our role as consumers. Glad to see Sisyphus evidently still kindles the creative flame within with such care and attention. The claustrophobic background music also complemented the issue perfectly. Real life is real. It is our own story that we're living. Don't watch, but rather do.

[@usm1le]

I've been struggling from always being in my head, and i mainly point it to the fact that i spend a ridiculous amount of time looking at a screen instead of living in the moment. I feel as though im in a constant cycle of thoughts and i need a breath of fresh air.

[@Alex-vo9et]

I am sorta scared, that because I grew up as an ipad baby (mommies phone :)), I lost the ability to be a creative and indepent person. The video hit really close to home, because I really regret having spent so much of my formative years wasting away in front of my phone, collecting entirely useless information, with no connection toi the real world. I really do hope, that one is able to rewire ones own brain from a consuming one to a creative one.

[@ZeonTwilight]

Recognizing where you're at, and where you want to be is the first step in getting there. Take heart friend, you're on the way. :) Try some new things, draw, write, roleplay, make music, visit a park. Don't judge your past passivity, it is okay to absorb information, and there is benefits and drawbacks to how you were. But never let who you were stop you from trying at who you want to be, the more you practice, the easier it gets. Good luck!

[@bon-bon321]

Same boat, l grew up on Minecraft youtubers and my introversion got so much worse because of it, and l essentially ended up spending my entire primary school years barley connecting to my friends. Who were also thoughtlessly obsessed with their own shows and youtubers. I'm so much better now, even though l still spend a lot of time online l now have the critical thinking skills to understand that l can always find time to look at the internet, but hanging out with friends or attending events is not so common or even a certainty in the future.

[@Alex-vo9et]

@@ZeonTwilight thank you!

[@monowavy]

the best simple advice I can offer, is that doing things in the real world seem like a hassle, and your brain will try to convince you that it's better to stay home and stay online, but doing things with real people, enjoying a friends company, offline, is REALLY REALLY important for all sorts of things. Do not listen to your mind making up excuses not to socialize, it's a CRAZY important need we have as humans (as much as it is unfortunate sometimes).

[@Alex-vo9et]

​@@bon-bon321 yeah, pretty much the same happened to me aswell. I kinda learned to connect with people through media. So it's hard to actually go beyond that level of ,,What are you watching?", etc.

[@nightlytea1]

Sisyphus, I dont know if you ever read your comments, but a few months ago i was in a really really low point. It felt like my world was just crumbling around me, and i had nowhere to go. The youtube gods blessed me one day, i dont know what video it was but it was yours and i clicked it as i was immediately met by a calm and collected individual who was saying these things that seemed so hopeful aand calming, it was so surreal, what im getting at, is whenever I feel a little down I hop over and see what I can improve myself on, and it works. Thank you for posting and continuing forward even when it might seem bleak or meaningless

[@jasonadamson4693]

This is an exceptionally good video.

[@avnoir.]

You're hitting the nail on the head with this one. I‘m very much impressed how fitting the types of "anti-intellectualism" as described in the video seem to be when looking at my own little feeds and explore-pages. I was playing with the idea of writing my own thoughts on this topic into a script quite a few times recently. That‘s why I‘m so astounded that you managed to express the essence of what I was feeling so clearly in just a few minutes. I don‘t know why, but with every video discussing philosophical ideas, in particular topics regarding our current digital world and the trends it brings with it, I‘m battling with myself if I find it actually thought provoking, or (more often) radiating too much pseudo-intellectual r/iamverysmart #soSophisticated vibes. However with your videos, I kind of never had a feeling like this. Maybe I‘m just falling for my own thought-bubble, but I feel like you‘re actually passionate about the message you want to communicate, in a way that is based on a true feeling of responsibility regarding the influence of your words on a target audience as big as yours. So a huge thank you for creating thought provoking contributions in these ever fast paced times. Maybe we all should step in the garden and bathe in the sun for a bit while our phones install the newest OS-update. Who knows, maybe we'll have gathered an insight to change for the better.

[@xiennta]

Before I may have thought that things that deal with how we behave, how we feel, and what goes on in our heads may be useless. Yet now I believe it's truly eye-opening. When I finally dealt with boredom, and read a book, ran around outside and spent time with the animals and plants around me, only when I had done those, only then my creativity had spiked.

[@kwintentambeur6925]

Liking the new turn of the channel, discussing current trends and problems. Love that you don't underestimate the viewer and don't shy away from more complex topics. Keep it up!

[@Mrperson662]

It’s strange how even though more people are interacting with their chosen online communities with their real faces that they are unable to establish the same feeling of community that we used to gain through anonymous forums. Tik Tok, ect, are deliberately set up in ways that distance people from one another.

[@OmniSzron]

This might be one of your best videos yet. Extremely enlightening, pleasantly condensed and especially timely. This really helped me get my head around a lot of contemporary issues I didn't even think were that interconnected. Fantastic work.

[@masondicroce917]

I recently uninstalled KZbin from my phone so that I can't watch it 24/7, only when I'm at my computer at home. And even despite the fact that I'm at my computer a lot and therefore still go on KZbin frequently, being forced to disconnect when I'm outside like that has already helped my mental health greatly in just a couple weeks. How did we all get to this point of continuous digital self harm?

[@BronzeJamo90]

I didn't expect this to be a happy video given the subject matter, but I didn't think i would feel this defeated

[@janosd4nuke]

It is what it is. However while the pain is real, suffering is optional. Let's flip the script together! Since we are already here, we are aware of the dangers creeping in. Already a step in the right direction. And our rotting culture needs new myths and heroes if there's to be any chance to rise like a phoenix. Take it as a challenge. Be present, live meaningful life and pass real values to your children. With a broken society this may be harder than ever but simultaneously more important than ever. So let's get to building a future worth living together! And I don't say this to be preachy. While I got the concept hammered down, actually doing it day by day is still something I struggle. So word it out for myself too, and anyone else not too defeated and needing it. Let's go make history together

[@ponternal]

No way out of hyper reality. Even if you escape you will be isolated and seen as a weirdo.

[@hfhfffhfhf]

it gives me hope for my personal future. knowing that the pain I feel right now may be escapable

[@kagura7107]

I completely agree, I'm a father of two daughters, and when both of them finally reached the age of 18 I immediately sent them to the Commission on Elections to register them both as voters and accompanied them to get other government issued IDs so that they can receive weekly updates of govt. movements like public works and highways, avenues for volunteer work, filing their CV and job application profiles, and getting them ready for the more "alien" life the iPad baby is more accustomed to. We never grew up together in a farm where all the the tawdry of Hyper-reality and the Interface are non-existent and we can thank our neighbours for everything else that makes the countryside go round. But this video finally put the things that I couldn't express myself to my family in front of my mind and I'm quite happy that I've began intentionally acting on it ASAP before things are too late. I'm sorry I couldn't give you the best family, Yona and Jeanne, I wish I could've addressed all the things that opened the rift between us, but I'm glad that I could be your dad and your mother's husband. I love you !

[@jamieslacks]

Excellent synthesis; I’ll have to watch this a few times to fully absorb it in my hyper reality

[@MonsterCC]

The irony of this video being a KZbin video, quite possibly the scariest KZbin video

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

Normal people find this scary. Oh, brother. Why? Times are changing, and it is no different to when the printing press was invented.

[@MonsterCC]

@@xtdycxtfuv9353 I also like to think about the advent of the internet in relation to the printing press. It is important to remember that in the centuries after the printing press was invented, Europe was plunged into numerous wars of ideology in which mostly the common people beared immense suffering.

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

@@MonsterCC In the 13th century? I don’t know anything about this.

[@MonsterCC]

@xtdycxtfuv press was around 1440 and the European wars of religion followed soon after.

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

@@MonsterCC Yeah, like wars about religion hadn’t happened before that. I think it’s mostly unrelated. The scientific revolution was greatly hastened by the printing press. If wars were started, that was an unfortunate side effect, but not a reason to prohibit the spread of information and ideas. This phenomenon is reappearing; the amount of papers published grew exponentially for years each year as internet access became available.

[@Stopaskingwhyandjustreadit]

This video helped my therapy group of 40+ year olds understand some of the things I'm dealing with better.

[@gljames24]

We need to create spaces for people to be able to just coexist. I've become a neo-urbanist because of this issue. Public spaces have been eroded overtime in favor of parking lots and suburbs. There is no meatspace without a meet-space for people of different social and economic strata to just listen and experience each other.

[@kelechi_77]

Was thinking the other day I've probably spent most of my life on the internet more than the real world, I don't know if I should be shocked, amazed or sad.

[@peterlopinto]

Both 'Luxury Beliefs' and 'Hyper-stition- really stood out to me. Those terms are so interesting and sum up the shifting definition of 'reality' for all of us.

[@GeologicalNerd]

Oh wow, this is an excellent video. I have been watching some of your vids, diving deep back into myself. Beautifully done and well explained. Thank you. I'm gonna wheel my happy ass outside and touch grass, heh.

[@semma88]

Thank you for making this video, it really puts concrete words to thoughts I have had since the start of this year.

[@TheNinToaster]

I remember a time when 10 years ago we laughed at creepypasta having "hyper-realistic eyes" as a hilariously absurd thing, something that used to scare us. I feel it was an omen.

[@realeltigre]

Holy wow. The hyperstition concept explains what I went through with my last relationship soooo well, explains our behaviors and perceived outcomes of the whole thing to a T.

[@thpronoob]

This is a great video. The ideas presented are intruiging and make me think twice about my way of living and how the world functions. I feel like the growth of consumption and submersion into all things digital could also be a result of corporations trying to exploit people. When you watch youtube videos or scroll through tiktok, you get ads. It feel almost like the consumer is the product and companies try to buy our attention.

[@arthurdent578]

it's exactly like that.

[@AlecBGood]

It feels like we're staring at the "whimper" heralding the end of the way things have been. It WASN'T some war, some weapon, some tragedy that brought this about. It was time; the slow progression of time, and the technology that accompanies it. I fear that we may be fast approaching the time where a child raised with love is truly alone in a room full of their peers.

[@antagonisticaido]

Sisyphus, I am a long time watcher and enjoyer of your content, and you have really put together something special here. The hard work is paying off. This video looks, sounds, and impacts fantastically!

[@arimarino2]

The part about Anti-intellectualism and hypereality was straight up poetry

[@yukzaa]

great analysis. it's really good that ur focusing on analyzing *REAL* current world problems explaining in a good detail. as i watched this video i realized how much ive seen similar online content as the ones youve listed here ( tiktok advice, youtube tutorials etc...) it kinda surprised me how much of a problem this is and how it could actually effect people in real life. including me ive once been effected by this syndrome too and i can list multiple people i know who are going through this and are getting effected by it. it's scary to think my friends and my family are already effected by it in a way i can not change or undo them

[@buu.888]

I have a toddler and a baby due soon. My toddler never has any screentime and I plan to keep it like that for a while longer. When she will get screentime it'll never be on a handheld device and it'll be short, 5-10 minute shows. I hope to wait until she's about 4 at least. This stuff ruined me and I won't let that happen to her.

[@gregplat3159]

This really helped me realize what I had been missing. I recall months ago watching Vinland saga a show which teaches development of peace where a character claims “you have no enemies”. Another moment I recall is a dream from yesterday where a friend I hadn’t talk to stared at me ominously. Furthermore the video made me realize that I am missing an actual life. All these memories are another’s another personality’s.

[@gregplat3159]

I am a iPad baby, but my parents hadn’t done this to me. I had…. Such a vast curiosity… in an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and dopamine I realize I had truly lost sight of myself. Next week I’ll come back to see if I have changed if not then……

[@microblitz7635]

Old people: Dont use your phones too much its bad for you Me: No Some guy on youtube: Dont use your phone too much its bad for you Me:Oh dammn i really need to use my phone less

[@bryanfongo327]

Proceeds to keep using it just as much

[@Davidsmorrill]

I fell in love with Baudrillard in undergrad and have been obsessed ever since--using simulacra and simulation in my thesis. Always excited to see him get credit and praise.

[@pokefantom8588]

I’m deleting KZbin after watching this. My journey back to the real world has begun!

[@harrissonfelix9563]

Seriously one of the best videos I’ve watched on KZbin so far. It help me identify and put words on some of the people that surround me.

[@certifiedschizophrenic8598]

Same with me, you’re not alone in your observation I have noticed it too

[@williamcarter5098]

although I'm inevitably slightly trapped in hyperreality, I am so happy I avoid it as much as i can. For me it was a minefield of invalidation and insecurity. I no longer use tiktok and I have a mod for instagram that disables most functions. I see some memes and watch youtube, but as a student I mostly study and engage in hobbies. Maybe the issue of hyperreality is overall larger in the US than the UK (weirdly i suspect infrasctructure / urban planning can influence the problem a lot).

[@kale2159]

wait, what's the instagram mod you use?

[@Backer130]

pls tell us

[@williamcarter5098]

for those asking, I found the mod in a Reddit post titled "distraction free Instagram mod for android"

[@bluwasabi7635]

Interesting proposal. Are you in the UK then? Are isolating apartment complexes and beehived communities with nowhere of interest to walk to not common there?

[@PrinceHal2619]

Your videos are so valuable to me. They really offer a lot for me to chew on and reflect on

[@clockflock829]

Its absurd how we still haven't actually made any restrictions on the internet. I understand its benefits, but I understand its dangers just as well

[@hexkaze5849]

Probably because any restriction you make that's ethical will always have a easy way to bypass lol unless you go north korea style or like some parts in China

[@lunarna]

restricting things without addressing the root cause only does harm

[@natelannen2483]

Bro this guy always knows exactly what I need to hear

[@danonw5827]

I turned colors in my phone to monochrome (black and white) and whenever someone looks at it, they get frustrated and say that it's terrible. I know it's not usuall to see monochrome, but damn I can't tell if it's because it doesn't scratch their itch of getting dopamine or they really hate it. I like it, and it's (for me) better. It's easier to avoid apps and catchy colors. It's a kind of society comment where much things of our daily lives are usually monochromatic but when our "black box" is black and white, it's getting on somebody's nerves.

[@BorisEdiacarov-ui8sk]

a few years back I was spending a lot of time in hyper-reality and I started making bad assumtions in real life based on what I had seen. My parents and other people would be super confused when I would say things and act in ways that made no sense to them, only for me. In reasent times I have stopped spending so much time on the Internet, I interact with my family and other people of my age and I feel a lot more ''real'' I guess. Using the internet isn't an issue as much as letting it effect what you do and what you believe. Always think twice about what you see on the internet and spend time outside of it if you can. Talk to people. It's nice

[@victorjun2421]

I was a different kind of iPad baby, i didn't have a phone but my mother always prohibited me from having any real world interactions, instead she turned on the TV and left me watching it for hours at a time. Once i got a PC i played games day and night, there were days during the weekends that i'd play for 12 hours straight, and when i wasn't playing games i'd be watching KZbin. Only when i was about 15 years old i got an actual phone, but at that point my mind was long gone. Now at 22, i (mostly) got rid of my game addiction but i'm still struggling to get rid of my KZbin addiction. Despite my efforts my mind is still far too affected and addicted to this hyperreality, only when i fully isolated myself from the internet i started to understand how messed up the world has become, it's all about politics, woke groups, tragedies and disasters. Everyone talks about all sorts of things but truth is it's all detached from their "reality", despite all this virtue signaling and tragedy report no one actually puts real thought into it to bring true world changing action.

[@JJ-me8zt]

I've been rendered to only my living my life online due to an incredibly crippling and isolating disability and the damage it has done to my mental health cannot be understated. I genuinely just feel like I am ruined forever and that there is no coming back from the psychological damage being plugged in 100% of the time has given me. Especially with an illness that just progressively worsens with no end in sight. Get out while you still can.

[@stleopold1130]

That's really sad, but I don't think you are too far gone it just sounds like you don't have the motivation of confidence to pull yourself out of it. I remember seeing a video from Doctor k about procrastination. I recommend you go cheak him out he has been helping get into a better routine in my life

[@treflu6113]

This just might be the most significant video of 2023, great work.

[@Reaganzyrk]

Thank you for this. I now realize how chronically online I've become, since 7-10 I've started to get more immersed into my gadgets to a point it's affected my intelligence and way of thinking. Im a few years older now and i can barely function, i cant do math and other subjects that need creativity and imagination. i cant function without stimulation like music or videos playing as i do my schoolwork, but i believe i still have hope. i dont know how to fix this because i use the internet as an outlet so I can just forget my reality, and keep myself busy. but, thank you. thank you for explaining all of this, i understand now what's wrong with me and why i cant focus. thank you. ♡

[@internetgirl4617]

I wouldn’t be online so much if there was actually anything to fucking do in my town, it’s in the middle of fucking know here

[@supertrollfaxnoprinter3329]

ohio moment

[@TheDetectiveBloke]

L spawn

[@GoobertCrayon]

As someone terminally on the terminal, I had to stop caring about politics long ago to continue my stimulation quest.

[@toriahennesey]

I love that blinkist is the sponsor of a video essay on the dangers of the interface... that is delicious x

[@akimjocelyn4387]

I miss being bored, as I began to be more and more busy, there is simply too much to occupy my mind to be bored anymore.

[@rallokkcaz]

You missed the opposite side of the coin with hyper-psuedo-intellectualism. Where people claim that they KNOW everything, and have others to back them up but they secretly have no interest in the actual topic. They just want the status that comes with agreeing to a talking point in an echo chamber. It builds grandiose self importance and is just as bad as anti-intellectualism.

[@TheGlenn8]

I'm jealous of my parents who lived during a time when everything seemed better. They just did stuff and it worked out. The world they lived in seems so much more... real?

[@xalgo7318]

Hey just wanted to say I love your videos. The concepts, knowledge and advice you present always make me see the world (both my internal and external) in a different light. I wanted to also suggest a future collaboration. There's a KZbinr by the name of Academy of Ideas that discusses philosophy, psychology and the like. Ive always thought that you two could create some absolutely amazing content. Can't wait to see more of your amazing content!

[@crow2989]

“Consumes in the place of Creating” that fucks with me so much

[@FirstNameLastName-di7wk]

I always had an idea of something like the Epistemic play vs Ludic, but I never could quite put a name to it or explain it out loud. If all you're doing all day is receiving information then youll never be prepared for when you have to come up with an original idea on your own. Im in my 20's and am having a hard time coming up with things to do all day if I'm not working or at school. Now I see its because all I did when I was younger was watch TV and play video games, so now my brain doesn't know HOW to think of new things on it's own.

[@itskindofemily]

I'm kinda glad someone else has noticed ipad babies lol I'm 23, I had dial-up when I was young and we had like 2 family computers. I had an ipod touch when I was a teen, which was the most high tech thing for me back then haha but it is so easy these days to just be online all the time. I can't even turn my phone off for a strady amount of time because of work. Timers built in toting "digital wellbeing" are my friends now 😭

[@pilot_mountain595]

What a fantastic video. It amazes me how well you’re able to constantly put out amazing, relevant, and thought provoking content. The ideas presented in this video in particular have not only struck me on a personal level, but many others as well. I hope that as we progress further into this age of rapidly expanding/evolving technology, that more individuals begin to recognize the damage that it continues to inflict on how we live, think, and interact with one another. Wishing all the best ❤️

[@SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

My name is James and I'm chronically on line. (crickets) I watched a video this week about how Carl Jung might address the increasing prevalence of neuroses in the modern world. Jung died in 1961 when the television was just beginning to become a standard furnishing in every home and he recognized the problem of technological addiction. This gave me pause to think of what, besides radio might have been considered technological addiction. All of the things I could think of seemed like healthy alternatives in comparison. Back before social media I can remember reassuring myself that there was something healthy about a hobby that turned into a cash burning obsession that it was "okay" because it was so mentally involved. I don't think people engage in social media for the mental involvement like that although in technological terms there isn't much that's more complex than people's psyches. Maybe the average iPad baby will develop with a better sense of who they would best like to engage with. That would be a positive. But for the outliers it could be worse since what is considered common convention will be buffeted almost incontrovertibly by a consensus derived from an even further removed arbiter. Like an algorithm.

[@maysilversi8253]

Incredible timing as always sisyphus. I was laying in bed with a friend and we were both just scrolling on our phones and I had to get up and go: yeah i'm gonna head out bc I couldnt stand that space of being chornically online anymore. very unstimulating

[@HeroAkii]

I wouldn't call myself an iPad baby but I spent much of my early years on the internet, and it had negative side effects throughout my life. its less bad parenting and more of a series of unfortunate events

[@zcl812]

your content is constantly improving. loved this video!