Comments on: Social Media: Unlocking the Awesome Potential of Behavioral Disorders

By: Alongtheway

Alongtheway — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:44:50 +0000

Remember in 1968 when elders proclaimed the future is dead because it will belong to long haired, lazy, good for nothing hippies?

There may have been some truth to that, given perspective of last 2 years.

Or — we may be in throes of social change ala the 60′s and this generation is the best suited to lead the way.

And. If so. What throes of change will twittering be preparing youth for? Connectedness?

By: FACEBOOK / TWITTER / MYSPACE ADHD , STALKING, NARCISSISM at As-map Blog

FACEBOOK / TWITTER / MYSPACE ADHD , STALKING, NARCISSISM at As-map Blog — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:16:47 +0000

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By: danm

danm — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:45:34 +0000

Pat G:

I did not cook and clean up at my Grandparents. I made my bed and brought my plate to the counter that’s it and I did not have any technology.

And using this technology is the equivalent of driving a car. It does not give you and edge, it’s social inclusion period.

By: danm

danm — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:42:26 +0000

I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them”
———–
It’s not because you’re not paranoid that no one is out to get you.

By: nemo

nemo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:57:02 +0000

My wife and I don’t have kids, but we’re putting some money into 529 plans for her brother’s two pre-teen kids. I’m thinking of making the 529 money conditional on his forbidding his two kids to have cell phones until they’re finished with high school.

I sure would not be happy about helping with college if he and the kids spend their high school years throwing money down the rat hole of cell phone plans for the kids.

By: How the Common Man Sees It

How the Common Man Sees It — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:50:10 +0000

She is absolutely useless around here as to doing things, like fixing herself something to eat, getting a drink, washing dishes, etc… She’s going to make someone a happy man someday. Wrong!! But she’ll be tech savvy. Counting the days til we take her back to the airport.

On the flip side, I never realized what a great babysitter/pacifier a cell/internet connection could be. Times have changed. 20 years ago if the kids were quiet you had to check in on them to see what they were destroying. Nowadays all you need to do is check and see that the upload download light on the broadband box is flashing and all is probably well….at least from a physical perspective. What the kid is pumping into their head is another fear altogether.

As for taking a cell away these days, I don’t know if I’d recommend that. With kids being taught from many corners that murder is a rationalizable option, I would think taking a cell from one is the equivalent of taking a piece of meat from a starving lion. Not doubt also that nowadays a defense attorney worth his coin could find 12 people that would agree with the kid!

By: Wes Schott

Wes Schott — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:21:05 +0000

“I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them”

Susan Sontag 1933-, American Essayist

By: Thor

Thor — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:17:31 +0000

PatG – “I didn’t spoil my own kids.” – Then you were a great dad in my book! My mom left the spoiling to my grandparents – she was the iron fisted lady to me.

By: Pat G.

Pat G. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:01:06 +0000

@bergsten

I’ll remember that.

@Thor

She came with all the gadgets. Besides all her friends are 2000 miles away, so we gotta cut her some slack. There won’t be any spoiling by me. I didn’t spoil my own kids.

@ahab

Guess I’ve run out… :+)

By: Thor

Thor — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:35:42 +0000

Facebook is indeed a mixed blessing – puts you in contact with people you haven’t spoken to in years, many of whom you haven’t spoken to in years for a very good reason. I recently joined it at the urging of some of my closer friends. A nice feature of the site is that you can ignore people. The below post from someone I knew years ago is typical of a lot of people.

Jim is about to tuck into a steak burrito…YUM!

Followed about an hour later by -

Jim – My burrito was only moderately good, if you were wondering. :-(