Currently I fucking hate my real life. I extremely hate the pressure I feel horrible. I have major college stress and I am obsessed by it almost every second. But there are some things that can distract me. Music, a little bit video games and this forum. In the past I recognized that I should limit the amount I spend on social media or this forum. There can clearly be too much. But I have found the dosage which helps me to cope with the world. It is probably dependent on the individual what works.
Many fear monger how people descend into the virtual world and become addicted. I think there is some truth in it. However I am not really susceptible for a severe addiction. I might have a slight internet addiction. But it never stops me from being productive. I hear many people have issues concerning procrastination due to the internet. Well that does not really fit to my problems. I need something which can distract me, which gives me meaning or only a little laugh in order to be able to cope with the daily stress. I am very self-disciplined. I am have a lot of responsiblities and I don't have any issues being offline because of it. Maybe I check the phone 1 time within 1-2 hours currently. But I don't play any games or things like that. However I am probably not the average person. Many seem to struggle remaining productive because of the allures the internet provides. I am way too anxious starting to relax and chill which can be pretty detrimental. I don't really notice a change in my productive. I even think the internet increased my productivity in a huge way. Just a search on the internet etc. helps so much.
I use the internet to vent, to distract, for an attempt to relax, to increase my knowledge and further my education. I love the internet. There are probably a lot of detrimental effects of it. However I have a very good impulse control so I can dodge many nasty side effects.
I love that there are so many niches on the internet. Especially on youtube. If the internet did not exist I had to watch TV. And the really good and highly educational programmes are aired at 11pm or later. I am too ill for that. I need sleep. I am so glad I am not dependent on linear broadcasting. It makes life so much easier.
I don't deny the internet also has pretty bad impact on certain issues. Fake news, increasing cleavages, the society is torn apart, porn addiction and so much more.
The people in Silicon Valley depict the new revolution called the metaverse. We should spend much more time online. Despite the fact I am enthusiast about the internet I am skeptical of that vision. Maybe it is only a buzzword anyway to make more money. The future is hard to predict. I think there come many issues along when people create a parallel universe where they spend almost all their time. So you train your body on the metaverse but in real life you are obese? Is there even a really advantage of training your online body? One could say with the right equipment you could train your physical and virtual body at the same time. However this seems to be for me pretty unnecessary and only a pathetic attempt exploit idiots who are so stupid to fall for this marketing idea. Though when we look at humakind there were many useless trends which had a big success.
I am not sure about it. I am glad I can still log myself off sometimes. When I receive too many phone messages it an be relieving to turn it off. But I don't do that often admittedly.
Then there comes the emotional aspect. And that this forum gives me a place to turn introperspectively and an option to scrutinize my well-being and getting feedback for it.
The internet has so many different facets. I am often not updated concerning the newest trends. Especially if something costs a lot of money. I am torn apart. I am really thankful about the new technologies which enriched my life however I often wait whether something is really worth the time and energy. I am pretty sceptical about TikTok. It sounds like a tool to reduce our attention span even more. On the other hand I am kind of fascinated by chatGPT.
A lot of rambling. A semi-successful attempt to distract me from my hellish real life and all the insane pressure which is currently crushing me.
Many fear monger how people descend into the virtual world and become addicted. I think there is some truth in it. However I am not really susceptible for a severe addiction. I might have a slight internet addiction. But it never stops me from being productive. I hear many people have issues concerning procrastination due to the internet. Well that does not really fit to my problems. I need something which can distract me, which gives me meaning or only a little laugh in order to be able to cope with the daily stress. I am very self-disciplined. I am have a lot of responsiblities and I don't have any issues being offline because of it. Maybe I check the phone 1 time within 1-2 hours currently. But I don't play any games or things like that. However I am probably not the average person. Many seem to struggle remaining productive because of the allures the internet provides. I am way too anxious starting to relax and chill which can be pretty detrimental. I don't really notice a change in my productive. I even think the internet increased my productivity in a huge way. Just a search on the internet etc. helps so much.
I use the internet to vent, to distract, for an attempt to relax, to increase my knowledge and further my education. I love the internet. There are probably a lot of detrimental effects of it. However I have a very good impulse control so I can dodge many nasty side effects.
I love that there are so many niches on the internet. Especially on youtube. If the internet did not exist I had to watch TV. And the really good and highly educational programmes are aired at 11pm or later. I am too ill for that. I need sleep. I am so glad I am not dependent on linear broadcasting. It makes life so much easier.
I don't deny the internet also has pretty bad impact on certain issues. Fake news, increasing cleavages, the society is torn apart, porn addiction and so much more.
The people in Silicon Valley depict the new revolution called the metaverse. We should spend much more time online. Despite the fact I am enthusiast about the internet I am skeptical of that vision. Maybe it is only a buzzword anyway to make more money. The future is hard to predict. I think there come many issues along when people create a parallel universe where they spend almost all their time. So you train your body on the metaverse but in real life you are obese? Is there even a really advantage of training your online body? One could say with the right equipment you could train your physical and virtual body at the same time. However this seems to be for me pretty unnecessary and only a pathetic attempt exploit idiots who are so stupid to fall for this marketing idea. Though when we look at humakind there were many useless trends which had a big success.
I am not sure about it. I am glad I can still log myself off sometimes. When I receive too many phone messages it an be relieving to turn it off. But I don't do that often admittedly.
Then there comes the emotional aspect. And that this forum gives me a place to turn introperspectively and an option to scrutinize my well-being and getting feedback for it.
The internet has so many different facets. I am often not updated concerning the newest trends. Especially if something costs a lot of money. I am torn apart. I am really thankful about the new technologies which enriched my life however I often wait whether something is really worth the time and energy. I am pretty sceptical about TikTok. It sounds like a tool to reduce our attention span even more. On the other hand I am kind of fascinated by chatGPT.
A lot of rambling. A semi-successful attempt to distract me from my hellish real life and all the insane pressure which is currently crushing me.
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