Comments on: Column: “Will There Be A Tech Backlash?” https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Jennifer https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/#comment-3032902 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:02:10 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=445472#comment-3032902 Great article Jeremy. So true that people don’t participate they perform or promote what’s happening. I find that people aren’t really living in the moment for the sheer enjoyment of the experience. Instead they stop to tell everyone on social media. The biggest concern is for our youth. Parents are buying smartphones for their 8 year olds and then we wonder why young people are disconnected, unable to handle face to fce communication, struggle with spelling and sentence structure and have a “me me me” mentality that is sometimes bred by vanity that social media promotes. Families and friends are dining with phone in hand as opposed to talking and enjoying each other’s company. Social media has so mamy benefits but we need to be mindfull of the downfalls and balance online time.

]]> By: aceboy https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/#comment-3031259 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:19:02 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=445472#comment-3031259 About 6 or 7 years ago we cut cable off. The kids were watching TV instead of doing homework, the TV in the kitchen meant no talking or family interaction during meals and my wife was going to *lose it* if she was subjected to Spongebob’s laugh any more.

It worked, to a degree….before they realised there was youtube and Netflicks available on their laptops. But the biggest impact I noticed was when Christmas rolled around for the next two years after we shut off the cable. We’d ask the kids what they wanted for Christmas and they would shrug and say “I don’t know”. That was odd given that the years before cable was shut off we had demands for every toy under the sun.

The TV was telling the kids what they wanted for Christmas. Take that away and the “want” disappeared.

]]> By: mj https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/#comment-3030501 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:42:45 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=445472#comment-3030501 good article…I hope people will consider the lifestyle we have adapted to and at what cost..

]]> By: Realist https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/#comment-3030211 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:47:46 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=445472#comment-3030211 Everything in moderation

]]> By: swing voter https://bernews.com/2015/09/column-will-tech-backlash/#comment-3030125 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:22:12 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=445472#comment-3030125 here is my 2 cents….next time call all of the service providers, tell them what you require, and let them know which ever shows up first wins the prize.

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