Can We Auto-correct Humanity?

In a workshop that I recently attended entitled, “Training Your Brain to Adopt Healthful Habits,” one of the topics was, Stress Associated with Chronic Inflammation and Disease. As we all know, stress can be brought on by many different factors. Some factors are obvious, and others not so obvious. Loneliness is a feeling we don’t often associate with stress. People in our society are lonelier now more than ever, which is ironic, because social media and technology were supposed to connect us. “No disrespect Mr. Zuckerberg, but Facebook should not be called a social network. It should be called an ANTI-SOCIAL network.” –Prince Ea

Please understand, I am not anti-social media or technology. It is truly vital to my business and career. I enjoy keeping up with friends and family that do not live nearby. However, moderation is key. Overuse can sneakily slip up on us as silent as a panther hunting its’ prey.

I want to share with you an amazing YouTube Video by the rapper Prince Ea. He has crafted his words so beautifully to perfectly describe what we are allowing social media and technology to do to us. And by us, I mean ALL of us…not just children, adolescents, and teenagers. Some of the lyrics in the rap entitled, CAN WE AUTO-CORRECT HUMANITY, really caught my attention. Take time to think about these lyrics, then take time to listen. It is WELL WORTH your time!

• “Did you know the average person spends 4 years of his life looking down at his cell phone?”
• “Touch screens make us lose touch.”
• “Technology has made us more selfish and separate than ever.”
• “We measure our self-worth by numbers of followers and likes.”
• “We’d rather write an angry post instead of actually talking to someone who might hug us.”
• “Can we not have conversation without abbreviation?” (My personal favorite.)
• “No longer do I want to spoil a special moment by recording it with a phone. I don’t want to take a picture of my meals anymore, I’m just going to eat them.”
• “I imagine a world where we smile at low batteries.”

I DARE YOU to listen and let it sink in.

Marty Edwards, LMFT, B. S. Ed.

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