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Misuse of Technology
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On The Meaning of Life
“And what are those things? Well in order to know that, I hate to say it, but you’re going to have to turn off your computer. You’re actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us.
When we disconnect ourselves from technology, we will discover humanity and the beauty of the world around us.
You’ll find that people really are the same all around the world. They really do care about the same things.
You’ll find that curiosity and enthusiasm and passion are contagious.
You’ll find that nothing beats holding the hand of your grandchild as he walks his first steps. You’ll find that a mind set in its ways is a life wasted—don’t do it.”
-Executive chairman of Google
Misuse of
Technology
Statistics
- 55.4% of smartphone users look at their phones while driving
Sexting and sex addiction are the most common form of internet addictions
The average millenial looks at their phone ~344/day (once every 4 minutes)
- 14% of fatal crashes are due to phone use
- >3000 teenagers die per year due to texting and driving
48% of people feel panic or anxiety when their cell battery drops below 20%
In the US, internet gaming addiction is now listed in Section 3 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- 21% of teens have been in accidents due to phones
69% of adolescents report gambling before age 12
52% of millenials are dependent on social media
- A 2 second distraction increases chances of collision by 20%
78% of teens check their phones at least once per hour
42% of our awake hours are spent online, the same time we spend sleeping
71% of Americans check their phones within 10 mins of waking up
Only 3.7% disconnect from technology when they are at home
Children between 8-10yo spend an average of
8h/day on electronics
The average phone user will tap, swipe, and click their phones 2,617x/day (2x/minute over 24h)
Children and teens between 10-18yo spend more than
11h/day on electronics
80% of people check their phones in the middle of the night
Dangers
Dangers
Distraction
Biblical example?
"You are worried and distracted about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken from her."
Luke 10:42
Blackboard
- It takes 25 minutes to return focus to your original task after being interrupted
Multitasking
Stanford Study
86% of smartphone users check their phones when they are talking to their family or friends
- People are interrupted from tasks every 11 minutes
- people exposed to multiple streams of information
- have trouble paying attention and focusing
-Jumping from link to link
-Distraction from our families and friends who are right in front of us
- develop short term memory loss
Technology transports us digitally someplace else and usually with someone else while in the meantime, has made us more distant from those who are next to us
- cannot switch from one task to another effectively
Alienation
Exclusion?
Diminished social skills?
Deactivates one's will
52% of teens meet up with their friends and spend time on their phones
33% of teens prefer to communicate with friends online over meeting in person
Laziness
65% of people text in the same room
There is a 71% increase in the likelihood of developing suicide risk factors due to smartphone addiction and suicide rates hae tripled amoung 10-14yo
Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. (2 John 1:12)
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Potential to Sin
Pride
73% of teens feel pressured to post content that boosted their appearance to others
Opportunity to sin has increased with technology
Jealousy &
Envy
60% feel pressured to tailor content for popularity and likes
27% of teens receive sexts
67% of teens feel worse about their own lives because of social media
99% of people using technology are exposed at least once in their life to pornography, even by mistake
Lust
57% of teens search out porn monthly
Honeycomb
80% of teens are affected by social media drama
94% of children will have seen porn by the age of 14
76% of young adult Christians seek out porn
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok did not invent jealousy, pride and lust...
...but technology has made these sins accessible & easy to fall into
Average age at which children are exposed to porn?
11yo
Title
Addictive Social Media...
Tolerance
Salience
Withdrawal symptoms
Mood Modification
Conflict
...manifests the same symptoms as seen in substance abuse disorder
Headaches
Harassment
Wasting time
Irritability
Weight gain
Bullying
Depression & Anxiety
Low self-esteem
Agitation
Stress
Impulsiveness
Exposure to self-harm and suicidal content
Sleep Disturbances
Inauthenticity