Comments on: Obama, the iPhone and iPad information age is hurting democracy? http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/ our social web: news and opinion from John Johnston on the state of the social media. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: jjprojects http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4033 jjprojects Wed, 12 May 2010 07:56:31 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-4033 Thanks Sedge, yes we do seem to be losing the ability to turn this stuff off too. It's becoming a 24/7 thing. There used to be that promise of having more leisure time with new technology but we seem to have less. Many people are now online and responding at all hours, to people in all time zones.<br><br>Not only that, the lines between work and play are blurring more than ever. Many people use these communication tools for both. If you are online, you are available for both? How can people tell? Thanks Sedge, yes we do seem to be losing the ability to turn this stuff off too. It's becoming a 24/7 thing. There used to be that promise of having more leisure time with new technology but we seem to have less. Many people are now online and responding at all hours, to people in all time zones.

Not only that, the lines between work and play are blurring more than ever. Many people use these communication tools for both. If you are online, you are available for both? How can people tell?

]]> By: Andrew Sedger http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4032 Andrew Sedger Wed, 12 May 2010 07:45:58 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-4032 Good post JJ. Clearly any new technology can be used for constructive, destructive, or diversionary purposes. I do however wonder what it's all doing to our brains, and whether its having any impact on the way we think? I can't help but feel something is a little wayward when I see everyone at bus-stops, coffee shops, bars etc., all heads down and thumbs flying, ceaselessly checking for updated posts, and all the attendant chirps, pips, buzzes and vibrations that come with new message alerts. It seems we are becoming a society of fidgeters. At least we're not smoking, I guess. Good post JJ. Clearly any new technology can be used for constructive, destructive, or diversionary purposes. I do however wonder what it's all doing to our brains, and whether its having any impact on the way we think? I can't help but feel something is a little wayward when I see everyone at bus-stops, coffee shops, bars etc., all heads down and thumbs flying, ceaselessly checking for updated posts, and all the attendant chirps, pips, buzzes and vibrations that come with new message alerts. It seems we are becoming a society of fidgeters. At least we're not smoking, I guess.

]]> By: jjprojects http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3873 jjprojects Wed, 12 May 2010 01:56:31 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-3873 Thanks Sedge, yes we do seem to be losing the ability to turn this stuff off too. It's becoming a 24/7 thing. There used to be that promise of having more leisure time with new technology but we seem to have less and can be online and responding at all hours, to people in all time zones.<br><br>Not only that, the lines between work and play are blurring more than ever. Many people use these communication tools for both. If you are online, you are available for both? How can people tell? Thanks Sedge, yes we do seem to be losing the ability to turn this stuff off too. It's becoming a 24/7 thing. There used to be that promise of having more leisure time with new technology but we seem to have less and can be online and responding at all hours, to people in all time zones.

Not only that, the lines between work and play are blurring more than ever. Many people use these communication tools for both. If you are online, you are available for both? How can people tell?

]]> By: Andrew Sedger http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 Andrew Sedger Wed, 12 May 2010 01:45:58 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-3871 Good post JJ. Clearly any new technology can be used for constructive, destructive, or diversionary purposes. I do however wonder what it's all doing to our brains, and whether its having any impact on the way we think? I can't help but feel something is a little wayward when I see everyone at bus-stops, coffee shops, bars etc., all heads down and thumbs flying, ceaselessly checking for updated posts, and all the attendant chirps, pips, buzzes and vibrations that come with new message alerts. It seems we are becoming a society of fidgeters. At least we're not smoking, I guess. Good post JJ. Clearly any new technology can be used for constructive, destructive, or diversionary purposes. I do however wonder what it's all doing to our brains, and whether its having any impact on the way we think? I can't help but feel something is a little wayward when I see everyone at bus-stops, coffee shops, bars etc., all heads down and thumbs flying, ceaselessly checking for updated posts, and all the attendant chirps, pips, buzzes and vibrations that come with new message alerts. It seems we are becoming a society of fidgeters. At least we're not smoking, I guess.

]]> By: jjprojects http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 jjprojects Mon, 10 May 2010 03:10:47 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-3868 Well quite. Well quite.

]]> By: steven_noble http://www.jjprojects.com/2010/05/09/info-age-hurting-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3867 steven_noble Mon, 10 May 2010 03:02:58 +0000 http://www.jjprojects.com/?p=1860#comment-3867 I would have thought illiteracy and big-money lobbyists were the main threats to democracy, but there you go... I would have thought illiteracy and big-money lobbyists were the main threats to democracy, but there you go…

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