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Wednesday, 10 August 2022

The Danger of Living in Two Realities

 Perhaps some of you are old enough to recall life before computers, before the internet, before smart phones, before 5G, before wireless and wi-fi, before all of it?

I certainly do, and life was indeed simpler. We knew less about what was going on in the world, and more about what was going on in our lives. We had a deeper connection with people, with the outdoors, and with nature. We moved more, played more, and lived more.

We also had less stress. We had less chaos, confusion, uncertainty and fear. We had less anxiety. We didn’t have antidepressants. We didn’t have social proof, viral videos, instant downloads, or comments.

Friends, this was less than 30 years ago, less than one generation, and just like anything new, it takes time to understand how it impacts us and relates to our world. It takes time to really know how something will be used, and it takes time to determine what harm it will bring.

In just a short few decades we have created an entire alternate reality, which keeps expanding and becoming more complex as it now lures real people into the the very unreal world of the metaverse....<<<Read More>>>...