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“The Warming Touch of a Blue Light” | Kyle Weber | TEDxGooseLake


65% of children between the ages of 10

65% of children between the ages of 10 and 18 encounter

and 18 encounter

and 18 encounter sexual advances but only one in four

sexual advances but only one in four

sexual advances but only one in four will say something to their parents at

will say something to their parents at

will say something to their parents at the end of today’s speech one child will

the end of today’s speech one child will

the end of today’s speech one child will commit a suicide due to online bullying

commit a suicide due to online bullying

commit a suicide due to online bullying one more person will die from distracted

one more person will die from distracted

one more person will die from distracted driving technology has come a long ways

driving technology has come a long ways

driving technology has come a long ways and has become a major impact in how we

and has become a major impact in how we

and has become a major impact in how we live our lives from distracted driving

live our lives from distracted driving

live our lives from distracted driving online predators online bullying having

online predators online bullying having

online predators online bullying having having a wall between us and other

having a wall between us and other

having a wall between us and other people has changed how we interact six

people has changed how we interact six

people has changed how we interact six years ago I had the best day of my life

years ago I had the best day of my life

years ago I had the best day of my life I got a promotion couldn’t wait to go

I got a promotion couldn’t wait to go

I got a promotion couldn’t wait to go home and tell my wife

home and tell my wife

home and tell my wife lollipops sunshine all that was

lollipops sunshine all that was

lollipops sunshine all that was happening for me on my way home on the

happening for me on my way home on the

happening for me on my way home on the same road in the same car with the same

same road in the same car with the same

same road in the same car with the same traffic I’ve always had something was

traffic I’ve always had something was

traffic I’ve always had something was different I left work a little bit later

different I left work a little bit later

different I left work a little bit later and it was construction time in Iowa I

and it was construction time in Iowa I

and it was construction time in Iowa I know

know

know short season a little bit heavier

short season a little bit heavier

short season a little bit heavier traffic and as I came off the on-ramp I

traffic and as I came off the on-ramp I

traffic and as I came off the on-ramp I could see out of the corner of my eye

could see out of the corner of my eye

could see out of the corner of my eye somebody on her cellphone a little

somebody on her cellphone a little

somebody on her cellphone a little disturbing a little concerning but she

disturbing a little concerning but she

disturbing a little concerning but she was behind me great I can go home five

was behind me great I can go home five

was behind me great I can go home five seconds later I am she hits the back of

seconds later I am she hits the back of

seconds later I am she hits the back of my car

my car

my car Wham I hit the van in front of me

Wham I hit the van in front of me

Wham I hit the van in front of me traffic had come to an abrupt stop which

traffic had come to an abrupt stop which

traffic had come to an abrupt stop which we have all encountered but what made it

we have all encountered but what made it

we have all encountered but what made it different was when I got out of the car

different was when I got out of the car

different was when I got out of the car and I looked at who hit me it was the

and I looked at who hit me it was the

and I looked at who hit me it was the girl I just seen on her cell phone

luckily things ended in a positive way

luckily things ended in a positive way all of us walk out of there

all of us walk out of there

all of us walk out of there no damage nobody died that’s not always

no damage nobody died that’s not always

no damage nobody died that’s not always the case distracted driving has been one

the case distracted driving has been one

the case distracted driving has been one of the biggest impacts on road drivers

of the biggest impacts on road drivers

of the biggest impacts on road drivers today with technology and cell phones

today with technology and cell phones

today with technology and cell phones people can’t wait to pick up their phone

people can’t wait to pick up their phone

people can’t wait to pick up their phone and call somebody always answering a

and call somebody always answering a

and call somebody always answering a text message never waiting for the right

text message never waiting for the right

text message never waiting for the right time our children are watching us at

time our children are watching us at

time our children are watching us at home pick up our cell phones as soon as

home pick up our cell phones as soon as

home pick up our cell phones as soon as they go off there’s no more private time

they go off there’s no more private time

they go off there’s no more private time there’s no more let the phone ring we’re

there’s no more let the phone ring we’re

there’s no more let the phone ring we’re eating dinner we allow them to take that

eating dinner we allow them to take that

eating dinner we allow them to take that distraction immediately if we could

distraction immediately if we could

distraction immediately if we could reach our children in an earlier age and

reach our children in an earlier age and

reach our children in an earlier age and try to inform them to break away from

try to inform them to break away from

try to inform them to break away from technology people can wait things can

technology people can wait things can

technology people can wait things can wait this would never happen

wait this would never happen

wait this would never happen we’ve never been in an apartment not

we’ve never been in an apartment not

we’ve never been in an apartment not only as technology caused us to be

only as technology caused us to be

only as technology caused us to be distracted more easily it has also

distracted more easily it has also

distracted more easily it has also caused us to lose the social

caused us to lose the social

caused us to lose the social interactions that we depend on as we

interactions that we depend on as we

interactions that we depend on as we grow older it’s hard for somebody to

grow older it’s hard for somebody to

grow older it’s hard for somebody to have a conversation one-on-one with you

have a conversation one-on-one with you

have a conversation one-on-one with you when all they know is text language they

when all they know is text language they

when all they know is text language they don’t know how to read your body

don’t know how to read your body

don’t know how to read your body language your emotions what’s going on

language your emotions what’s going on

language your emotions what’s going on in your head have you ever tried to read

in your head have you ever tried to read

in your head have you ever tried to read somebody’s demeanor in a text and take

somebody’s demeanor in a text and take

somebody’s demeanor in a text and take it completely the wrong way today’s

it completely the wrong way today’s

it completely the wrong way today’s children have no clue what it’s like to

children have no clue what it’s like to

children have no clue what it’s like to actually hold a conversation with

actually hold a conversation with

actually hold a conversation with another person all they know is the

another person all they know is the

another person all they know is the blue-screen sure they can get to

blue-screen sure they can get to

blue-screen sure they can get to whatever website they want post whatever

whatever website they want post whatever

whatever website they want post whatever pictures they want say whatever they

pictures they want say whatever they

pictures they want say whatever they want online but I actually talked to

want online but I actually talked to

want online but I actually talked to somebody and say something to their face

somebody and say something to their face

somebody and say something to their face and wait for response is completely

and wait for response is completely

and wait for response is completely different we need to sit at a dinner

different we need to sit at a dinner

different we need to sit at a dinner table

table

table talk to our families how was your day

talk to our families how was your day

talk to our families how was your day would you do it in school did you enjoy

would you do it in school did you enjoy

would you do it in school did you enjoy that and see their response wait for

that and see their response wait for

that and see their response wait for their emotions

most recently out of Chicago there are

most recently out of Chicago there are two stories that are absolutely

two stories that are absolutely

two stories that are absolutely appalling for people kidnapped a special

appalling for people kidnapped a special

appalling for people kidnapped a special needs person abused him beat him harmed

needs person abused him beat him harmed

needs person abused him beat him harmed him robbed him all while filming it on

him robbed him all while filming it on

him robbed him all while filming it on Facebook live what was even going

Facebook live what was even going

Facebook live what was even going through their heads why didn’t anybody

through their heads why didn’t anybody

through their heads why didn’t anybody stop them the second story also coming

stop them the second story also coming

stop them the second story also coming out of Chicago

out of Chicago

out of Chicago fourteen-year-old rapes a 15 year old on

fourteen-year-old rapes a 15 year old on

fourteen-year-old rapes a 15 year old on Facebook live thirty two of his friends

Facebook live thirty two of his friends

Facebook live thirty two of his friends watched nobody called the cops when we

watched nobody called the cops when we

watched nobody called the cops when we give our children these cell phones and

give our children these cell phones and

give our children these cell phones and tablets and we say go entertain yourself

tablets and we say go entertain yourself

tablets and we say go entertain yourself we don’t think about what they’re

we don’t think about what they’re

we don’t think about what they’re actually watching only one-third of you

actually watching only one-third of you

actually watching only one-third of you are actually stopping things at home

are actually stopping things at home

are actually stopping things at home blocking internet access to aggressive

blocking internet access to aggressive

blocking internet access to aggressive websites adult entertainment the other

websites adult entertainment the other

websites adult entertainment the other two-thirds your children can access

two-thirds your children can access

two-thirds your children can access anything their children can access

anything their children can access

anything their children can access anything at your house we need to teach

anything at your house we need to teach

anything at your house we need to teach children what it’s like to be humans we

children what it’s like to be humans we

children what it’s like to be humans we need to break them away from that

need to break them away from that

need to break them away from that technology put the phone down we need to

technology put the phone down we need to

technology put the phone down we need to be a family again if we could teach them

be a family again if we could teach them

be a family again if we could teach them that little bit of human nature and

that little bit of human nature and

that little bit of human nature and human kind these stories should never

human kind these stories should never

human kind these stories should never happen we wouldn’t have to worry about a

happen we wouldn’t have to worry about a

happen we wouldn’t have to worry about a fourteen-year-old degrading the human

fourteen-year-old degrading the human

fourteen-year-old degrading the human body to the point where he thinks it’s

body to the point where he thinks it’s

body to the point where he thinks it’s okay to even come close to raping

okay to even come close to raping

okay to even come close to raping somebody let alone post it live

at one dinner conversation one time a

at one dinner conversation one time a week no TV in his bedroom talking to our

week no TV in his bedroom talking to our

week no TV in his bedroom talking to our kids not texting the kids go home put

kids not texting the kids go home put

kids not texting the kids go home put the phone down and have a family time

the phone down and have a family time

the phone down and have a family time thank you

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