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so one of the mom isms I still won’t

so one of the mom isms I still won’t marry is that after watching too much TV

marry is that after watching too much TV

marry is that after watching too much TV your eyes will become squares of course

your eyes will become squares of course

your eyes will become squares of course in a literal sense this is impossible at

in a literal sense this is impossible at

in a literal sense this is impossible at the accuracy of its metaphorical meaning

the accuracy of its metaphorical meaning

the accuracy of its metaphorical meaning is shocking our world is so physically

is shocking our world is so physically

is shocking our world is so physically evolved around communication technology

evolved around communication technology

evolved around communication technology that we have become truly ignorant of

that we have become truly ignorant of

that we have become truly ignorant of what is going on in society we see the

what is going on in society we see the

what is going on in society we see the roll through square glasses and by debt

roll through square glasses and by debt

roll through square glasses and by debt ignore everything which takes place

ignore everything which takes place

ignore everything which takes place outside this code for instance if you

outside this code for instance if you

outside this code for instance if you ask a 15 year old girl what is happening

ask a 15 year old girl what is happening

ask a 15 year old girl what is happening in Syria right now she will blame you

in Syria right now she will blame you

in Syria right now she will blame you tell you that some terrorists are

tell you that some terrorists are

tell you that some terrorists are fighting a war or something doing weird

fighting a war or something doing weird

fighting a war or something doing weird things but if you ask here again about

things but if you ask here again about

things but if you ask here again about the latest snapchat update to give you a

the latest snapchat update to give you a

the latest snapchat update to give you a never ending lecture explaining all its

never ending lecture explaining all its

never ending lecture explaining all its features and all it can do isn’t this

features and all it can do isn’t this

features and all it can do isn’t this ironic however we are not in a position

ironic however we are not in a position

ironic however we are not in a position to blame any of these teenagers for

to blame any of these teenagers for

to blame any of these teenagers for their’n awareness since virtually most

their’n awareness since virtually most

their’n awareness since virtually most of us are no better we see fathers

of us are no better we see fathers

of us are no better we see fathers taking their sons out to catch virtual

taking their sons out to catch virtual

taking their sons out to catch virtual pokemons and we accept online cookies as

pokemons and we accept online cookies as

pokemons and we accept online cookies as if they are real isn’t playing real-life

if they are real isn’t playing real-life

if they are real isn’t playing real-life hide-and-seek and baking real cookies

hide-and-seek and baking real cookies

hide-and-seek and baking real cookies over actually should be doing or can we

over actually should be doing or can we

over actually should be doing or can we maybe say that we’re becoming as

maybe say that we’re becoming as

maybe say that we’re becoming as addicted to social medias our great

addicted to social medias our great

addicted to social medias our great friends the Dalton however over the

friends the Dalton however over the

friends the Dalton however over the summer I read your nose feed and brave

summer I read your nose feed and brave

summer I read your nose feed and brave new rules both novels or social

new rules both novels or social

new rules both novels or social commentaries that warn us about the

commentaries that warn us about the

commentaries that warn us about the aggregate consequences of living in a

aggregate consequences of living in a

aggregate consequences of living in a Sofia in short feed this place to danger

Sofia in short feed this place to danger

Sofia in short feed this place to danger with an overpowering consumerism and the

with an overpowering consumerism and the

with an overpowering consumerism and the author of brave new rules and challenges

author of brave new rules and challenges

author of brave new rules and challenges traditional morality and the growth

traditional morality and the growth

traditional morality and the growth towards consumerism in the 1920s or

towards consumerism in the 1920s or

towards consumerism in the 1920s or written seventy years apart from each

written seventy years apart from each

written seventy years apart from each other there are still common measured

other there are still common measured

other there are still common measured prevalence both settings display a

prevalence both settings display a

prevalence both settings display a technologically advanced

technologically advanced

technologically advanced society that affects mankind to such an

society that affects mankind to such an

society that affects mankind to such an extent that we have become dehumanized

extent that we have become dehumanized

extent that we have become dehumanized like in both emotion and individual

like in both emotion and individual

like in both emotion and individual identity this dehumanization is due to

identity this dehumanization is due to

identity this dehumanization is due to the fact that we blindly obey

the fact that we blindly obey

the fact that we blindly obey governmental or corporate Authority and

governmental or corporate Authority and

governmental or corporate Authority and we confirm to all standards of society

however what I found and profoundly

however what I found and profoundly disturbing is that a lot of parallels

disturbing is that a lot of parallels

disturbing is that a lot of parallels can be drawn between these two fictional

can be drawn between these two fictional

can be drawn between these two fictional worlds and our modern world

worlds and our modern world

worlds and our modern world for instance and feeds a huge computer

for instance and feeds a huge computer

for instance and feeds a huge computer network called feed net is directly

network called feed net is directly

network called feed net is directly implanted to the range of 673 percent of

implanted to the range of 673 percent of

implanted to the range of 673 percent of the Americans by means of an implanted

the Americans by means of an implanted

the Americans by means of an implanted device called a feed and it’s like

device called a feed and it’s like

device called a feed and it’s like positioned right here how many of you

positioned right here how many of you

positioned right here how many of you right now feel naked with their without

right now feel naked with their without

right now feel naked with their without their notifications popping up all the

their notifications popping up all the

their notifications popping up all the time because they told you to turn your

time because they told you to turn your

time because they told you to turn your phone off can I see hands yeah thank you

phone off can I see hands yeah thank you

phone off can I see hands yeah thank you that’s what I thought but you’re not the

that’s what I thought but you’re not the

that’s what I thought but you’re not the only one this Time magazine has found

only one this Time magazine has found

only one this Time magazine has found that eighty four percent worldwide

that eighty four percent worldwide

that eighty four percent worldwide couldn’t go a single day without their

couldn’t go a single day without their

couldn’t go a single day without their mobile phones at hand yeah I was kind of

mobile phones at hand yeah I was kind of

mobile phones at hand yeah I was kind of shocked too and we constantly feel this

shocked too and we constantly feel this

shocked too and we constantly feel this desire to check to answer or to see what

desire to check to answer or to see what

desire to check to answer or to see what others are doing and social media

others are doing and social media

others are doing and social media succeeds in fulfilling these desires

succeeds in fulfilling these desires

succeeds in fulfilling these desires just like in feet we can access your

just like in feet we can access your

just like in feet we can access your mobile phones at any time of the day and

mobile phones at any time of the day and

mobile phones at any time of the day and social media offices immediate rewards

social media offices immediate rewards

social media offices immediate rewards with very little effort requirements

with very little effort requirements

with very little effort requirements just at except your phone

just at except your phone

just at except your phone it does everything for you we are so

it does everything for you we are so

it does everything for you we are so accustomed to patterns to instant

accustomed to patterns to instant

accustomed to patterns to instant gratification and to convenience that we

gratification and to convenience that we

gratification and to convenience that we sometimes forget just to look around us

sometimes forget just to look around us

sometimes forget just to look around us instead of looking at our phones which

instead of looking at our phones which

instead of looking at our phones which brings me exactly to my next point with

brings me exactly to my next point with

brings me exactly to my next point with the essent of Technology the number of

the essent of Technology the number of

the essent of Technology the number of teenagers suffering from a from FOMO has

teenagers suffering from a from FOMO has

teenagers suffering from a from FOMO has increased FOMO is an acronym used to

increased FOMO is an acronym used to

increased FOMO is an acronym used to describe the teenager

describe the teenager

describe the teenager feeling Oh fair to miss out on something

feeling Oh fair to miss out on something

feeling Oh fair to miss out on something no Friday night can be spent home alone

no Friday night can be spent home alone

no Friday night can be spent home alone without feeling a little sense of

without feeling a little sense of

without feeling a little sense of loneliness and with the rising

loneliness and with the rising

loneliness and with the rising popularity of apps such as snapchat this

popularity of apps such as snapchat this

popularity of apps such as snapchat this form of depression has worsened

teenagers broadcast all their wild

teenagers broadcast all their wild adventures to a wide audience of peers

adventures to a wide audience of peers

adventures to a wide audience of peers to show what an amazing time they’re

to show what an amazing time they’re

to show what an amazing time they’re having well sadly the opposite is often

having well sadly the opposite is often

having well sadly the opposite is often true and snapchat has simply become a

true and snapchat has simply become a

true and snapchat has simply become a means by which people tend to provoke a

means by which people tend to provoke a

means by which people tend to provoke a sense of jealousy in others kisses

sense of jealousy in others kisses

sense of jealousy in others kisses jealousy helps the sender to boost his

jealousy helps the sender to boost his

jealousy helps the sender to boost his own self esteem knowing that they real

own self esteem knowing that they real

own self esteem knowing that they real I’m through the group that doesn’t miss

I’m through the group that doesn’t miss

I’m through the group that doesn’t miss out teenagers are unwilling to fear from

out teenagers are unwilling to fear from

out teenagers are unwilling to fear from the decide norm and have become pathetic

the decide norm and have become pathetic

the decide norm and have become pathetic to critical thinking and well it is

to critical thinking and well it is

to critical thinking and well it is essentially this critical thinking that

essentially this critical thinking that

essentially this critical thinking that makes us individuals because otherwise

makes us individuals because otherwise

makes us individuals because otherwise we’ll be able to save interestingly the

we’ll be able to save interestingly the

we’ll be able to save interestingly the existence of nonconformity does not

existence of nonconformity does not

existence of nonconformity does not appear to have any effect on this

appear to have any effect on this

appear to have any effect on this dehumanization because and if someone is

dehumanization because and if someone is

dehumanization because and if someone is an outsider we tend to bully or

an outsider we tend to bully or

an outsider we tend to bully or intentionally exclude such individuals

intentionally exclude such individuals

intentionally exclude such individuals and so to avoid being an outsider

and so to avoid being an outsider

and so to avoid being an outsider teenagers drive through battle FOMO by

teenagers drive through battle FOMO by

teenagers drive through battle FOMO by confirming to all the social and moral

confirming to all the social and moral

confirming to all the social and moral standards that the teenagers have

standards that the teenagers have

standards that the teenagers have created this seems to affect society to

created this seems to affect society to

created this seems to affect society to such an extent that we are visibly

such an extent that we are visibly

such an extent that we are visibly evolved around communication technology

evolved around communication technology

evolved around communication technology for instance how many of you have ever

for instance how many of you have ever

for instance how many of you have ever seen a couple in a restaurant that

seen a couple in a restaurant that

seen a couple in a restaurant that couldn’t take their eyes on their phones

couldn’t take their eyes on their phones

couldn’t take their eyes on their phones yeah that’s weird

yeah that’s weird

yeah that’s weird but I have two and I’ve seen them

but I have two and I’ve seen them

but I have two and I’ve seen them posting on Facebook they were enjoying

posting on Facebook they were enjoying

posting on Facebook they were enjoying some quality time what all he did was

some quality time what all he did was

some quality time what all he did was staring at their phones completely

staring at their phones completely

staring at their phones completely ignorant of each other we are missing

ignorant of each other we are missing

ignorant of each other we are missing out

out

out some of the most intense mote moments

some of the most intense mote moments

some of the most intense mote moments that involve deeper emotional

that involve deeper emotional

that involve deeper emotional connections unless of course the Wi-Fi

connections unless of course the Wi-Fi

connections unless of course the Wi-Fi stopped working that we don’t know what

stopped working that we don’t know what

stopped working that we don’t know what to do and we’re just staring at each

to do and we’re just staring at each

to do and we’re just staring at each other and get very awkward so I often

other and get very awkward so I often

other and get very awkward so I often found myself thinking that if innovation

found myself thinking that if innovation

found myself thinking that if innovation in technology and causes causes these

in technology and causes causes these

in technology and causes causes these emotional instabilities then why the

emotional instabilities then why the

emotional instabilities then why the hell should the solution be to

hell should the solution be to

hell should the solution be to continuously precedes conforming to

continuously precedes conforming to

continuously precedes conforming to these social pressures that only

these social pressures that only

these social pressures that only encourages to use more technology is it

encourages to use more technology is it

encourages to use more technology is it really these flawed representations of

really these flawed representations of

really these flawed representations of life we still snapchat that calls these

life we still snapchat that calls these

life we still snapchat that calls these emotional problems or we say that there

emotional problems or we say that there

emotional problems or we say that there is some hidden force that unconsciously

is some hidden force that unconsciously

is some hidden force that unconsciously motivates us to conform as a matter of

motivates us to conform as a matter of

motivates us to conform as a matter of fact there is big companies have managed

fact there is big companies have managed

fact there is big companies have managed to increase our political power by

to increase our political power by

to increase our political power by creating a media and corporate dominated

creating a media and corporate dominated

creating a media and corporate dominated culture they are winning from our lack

culture they are winning from our lack

culture they are winning from our lack of personal identity and and therefore

of personal identity and and therefore

of personal identity and and therefore upload values that allow the rise of the

upload values that allow the rise of the

upload values that allow the rise of the the needs of the community to outweigh

the needs of the community to outweigh

the needs of the community to outweigh their rights of the individual they

their rights of the individual they

their rights of the individual they pursue social stability and economic

pursue social stability and economic

pursue social stability and economic wealth at the expense of ethical

wealth at the expense of ethical

wealth at the expense of ethical behavior I hear many of you think now

behavior I hear many of you think now

behavior I hear many of you think now like I am winning from social media – my

like I am winning from social media – my

like I am winning from social media – my life has become so much easier you have

life has become so much easier you have

life has become so much easier you have apps for everything like literally

apps for everything like literally

apps for everything like literally everything even like that hours the

everything even like that hours the

everything even like that hours the amount of hours you spend in the toilet

amount of hours you spend in the toilet

amount of hours you spend in the toilet you can record it so think but think

you can record it so think but think

you can record it so think but think twice who is benefitting more our over

twice who is benefitting more our over

twice who is benefitting more our over reliance on technology causes enables

reliance on technology causes enables

reliance on technology causes enables big firms to maintain consumer profiles

big firms to maintain consumer profiles

big firms to maintain consumer profiles by this they can streamline our

by this they can streamline our

by this they can streamline our identities and divide us up into

identities and divide us up into

identities and divide us up into personality types

personality types

personality types this makes easier for them to control

this makes easier for them to control

this makes easier for them to control individual consumption by as they can

individual consumption by as they can

individual consumption by as they can betas with powerful and targeted

betas with powerful and targeted

betas with powerful and targeted advertising propaganda for instance how

advertising propaganda for instance how

advertising propaganda for instance how many of you have experienced that after

many of you have experienced that after

many of you have experienced that after booking a flight to let’s say New York

booking a flight to let’s say New York

booking a flight to let’s say New York City you encounter numerous

City you encounter numerous

City you encounter numerous advertisements the next day on all

advertisements the next day on all

advertisements the next day on all different websites that all promote

different websites that all promote

different websites that all promote hotels in the city yeah that’s what I

hotels in the city yeah that’s what I

hotels in the city yeah that’s what I thought and this constant stream of info

thought and this constant stream of info

thought and this constant stream of info we find on the internet that tells us

we find on the internet that tells us

we find on the internet that tells us what to buy what to listen to what you

what to buy what to listen to what you

what to buy what to listen to what you like what body modifications to pursue

like what body modifications to pursue

like what body modifications to pursue it all ends up making words like

it all ends up making words like

it all ends up making words like identity and individuality meaningless

identity and individuality meaningless

identity and individuality meaningless and subversive due to the increased

and subversive due to the increased

and subversive due to the increased usage of social media we have developed

usage of social media we have developed

usage of social media we have developed and actuated inclination to instant

and actuated inclination to instant

and actuated inclination to instant gratification Instagram and since

gratification Instagram and since

gratification Instagram and since mindless consumption is a form of

mindless consumption is a form of

mindless consumption is a form of instant gratification these big

instant gratification these big

instant gratification these big companies heavily rely on our proneness

companies heavily rely on our proneness

companies heavily rely on our proneness to mindlessly consume and buy whatever

to mindlessly consume and buy whatever

to mindlessly consume and buy whatever they have to sell this top of being

they have to sell this top of being

they have to sell this top of being controlled by these big companies is

controlled by these big companies is

controlled by these big companies is kind of scary but the thought of having

kind of scary but the thought of having

kind of scary but the thought of having to give up social media is – so is there

to give up social media is – so is there

to give up social media is – so is there maybe a way by which we can preserve our

maybe a way by which we can preserve our

maybe a way by which we can preserve our individual identity and experience more

individual identity and experience more

individual identity and experience more intense emotions without having to give

intense emotions without having to give

intense emotions without having to give up social media completely I think there

up social media completely I think there

up social media completely I think there is it isn’t a matter of enormous real

is it isn’t a matter of enormous real

is it isn’t a matter of enormous real power it is just a matter of

power it is just a matter of

power it is just a matter of prioritizing

prioritizing

prioritizing think about what think about what makes

think about what think about what makes

think about what think about what makes you happy what personally makes me happy

you happy what personally makes me happy

you happy what personally makes me happy is to see that other people are

is to see that other people are

is to see that other people are expressing your feelings without using

expressing your feelings without using

expressing your feelings without using any words if you pay attention to the

any words if you pay attention to the

any words if you pay attention to the small details of someone’s face it

small details of someone’s face it

small details of someone’s face it reveals so much more than you think

these emotional interactions cannot be

these emotional interactions cannot be compared to whatsapp conversations and

compared to whatsapp conversations and

compared to whatsapp conversations and well I may hold this truth to be

well I may hold this truth to be

well I may hold this truth to be self-evident it’s not that easy for a

self-evident it’s not that easy for a

self-evident it’s not that easy for a lot of people I often hear people saying

lot of people I often hear people saying

lot of people I often hear people saying like yeah but you have emojis to express

like yeah but you have emojis to express

like yeah but you have emojis to express your feelings these are all like all

your feelings these are all like all

your feelings these are all like all these smiley face and everything it’s

these smiley face and everything it’s

these smiley face and everything it’s amazing and but let me ask you this how

amazing and but let me ask you this how

amazing and but let me ask you this how many of you are guilty of sending a

many of you are guilty of sending a

many of you are guilty of sending a smiley face or typing haha laughing my

smiley face or typing haha laughing my

smiley face or typing haha laughing my ass off or staring emotionless nigger

ass off or staring emotionless nigger

ass off or staring emotionless nigger pho yeah let’s say well I must admit I

pho yeah let’s say well I must admit I

pho yeah let’s say well I must admit I have I’ve been to in the past and fair

have I’ve been to in the past and fair

have I’ve been to in the past and fair back through prioritizing something it

back through prioritizing something it

back through prioritizing something it doesn’t make me happy is to participate

doesn’t make me happy is to participate

doesn’t make me happy is to participate in endless and of some pointless

in endless and of some pointless

in endless and of some pointless conversation online chatting

conversation online chatting

conversation online chatting conversations and emojis and words

conversations and emojis and words

conversations and emojis and words cannot accurately convey these emotions

cannot accurately convey these emotions

cannot accurately convey these emotions and I never think that all night

and I never think that all night

and I never think that all night chatting likes a sense of intimacy but

chatting likes a sense of intimacy but

chatting likes a sense of intimacy but don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the

don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the

don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the occasional catch up with an old friend

occasional catch up with an old friend

occasional catch up with an old friend or someone living abroad but I just

or someone living abroad but I just

or someone living abroad but I just don’t see like with the people were

don’t see like with the people were

don’t see like with the people were surrounding me I just don’t see that

surrounding me I just don’t see that

surrounding me I just don’t see that that all night chatting is the most

that all night chatting is the most

that all night chatting is the most crucial and most prominent form of

crucial and most prominent form of

crucial and most prominent form of communication I must also admit that

communication I must also admit that

communication I must also admit that experiencing social pressures from peers

experiencing social pressures from peers

experiencing social pressures from peers has sometimes made me feel inclined to

has sometimes made me feel inclined to

has sometimes made me feel inclined to comply

comply

comply however by consciously choosing not to

however by consciously choosing not to

however by consciously choosing not to do so I found myself to be happier look

do so I found myself to be happier look

do so I found myself to be happier look for I don’t care anymore what other

for I don’t care anymore what other

for I don’t care anymore what other people think I just um found a way to

people think I just um found a way to

people think I just um found a way to enjoy the smaller things in life look

enjoy the smaller things in life look

enjoy the smaller things in life look for a change at someone’s face while

for a change at someone’s face while

for a change at someone’s face while other people are singing for him or her

other people are singing for him or her

other people are singing for him or her on their birthday kiss is posting that

on their birthday kiss is posting that

on their birthday kiss is posting that snapchat story really more important

snapchat story really more important

snapchat story really more important than seeing someone’s face becoming

than seeing someone’s face becoming

than seeing someone’s face becoming awkwardly read as you are singing for

awkwardly read as you are singing for

awkwardly read as you are singing for them by changing your attitude towards

them by changing your attitude towards

them by changing your attitude towards technology one single step at a time

technology one single step at a time

technology one single step at a time chasing small things

chasing small things

chasing small things like looking at someone’s face and said

like looking at someone’s face and said

like looking at someone’s face and said of looking at your phone I think you can

of looking at your phone I think you can

of looking at your phone I think you can become happier so please remember that

become happier so please remember that

become happier so please remember that the power to change lies in your hands

the power to change lies in your hands

the power to change lies in your hands [Applause]

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