Is technology really ruining your life? | David Ellis | TEDxLancasterU
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- It is almost impossible to avoid laptops, social media, emails, and smartphones. Many of these technologies were developed to help organise our lives, while others promise to keep us fitter and happier for longer. But does all this technology have unintended consequences? David Ellis holds a 50th Anniversary Lectureship in Psychology at Lancaster University and an Honorary Research Fellowship at The University of Lincoln. Much of his work considers how recent methodological developments in technology and data collection (often referred to as digital traces) can reveal information about individuals and their behaviour. He has published on these topics in The Lancet Public Health, the International Journal of Neural Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and other journals. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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Technology makes our life easier, but not neccessarily happier. It can disconnect us from our immediate reality quite a lot. Our neighborhood, our friends daily life, the natural world with all its fresh air an sunshine etc. That can be pretty sad.
You are right in a way that technology is overtaking our lives. But at the same time it has brought revolutionary changes to our lives. We save time as we do not have to manually wash our clothes, or carry a phonebook around . We can also get information readily . However, there is also an increase in the usage of these technologies for trivial things. If we use them correctly, we would benefit vastly
@@kumarakshaya2167 So for what use does our spare time intended? To check our phones more? To spend more time with our devices?
@@mountainrock7682 To do what you decide to do
just open a window and who gives af about the sun
@@mountainrock7682 i agree , we need to do everything manually, i often think about old people and how they lived , i even wish was with them
Im a pretty young kid. I used to be an addict to computers. 14 Hours a day, 7 days a week. I was pretty much setting my life up to go no where. I realized that I was not spending my time figuring out my life. I took family for granted. I put blue light over my mom, and family. I was up to no good. Then, luckily I saw what happened when you did that. At the time I dreamed of basketball. Becoming a NBA superstar. I decided to look up the odds of a kid becoming what they dream of. 96% don't. That's when I promised myself I would be that 4%. And now I've been pursuing my dream. Even though it hasn't been long since I've changed, looking back, I realize how lucky I was to notice this. So to anyone reading this, look around. Look at older people. Look at other people. Most of them grow up, not even knowing what they want to do with their life. All because of computer. We live, then die. You were born to make a difference, so what are you waiting for? Be smart. And don't screw your life up before its too late. Hopefully this taught you something.
I have a love/hate relationship with technology, being an online video guitar teacher on RUclips. I have managed to reach millions of guitarists through technology ( RUclips an the internet ) for which I am very grateful for. On the other hand, I find that technology is advancing and changing way too fast, so what you learn about gadgets and software today may become obsolete a few short years from now. And the older you get, the more obsolete you feel. Unlike our early ancestors, whom the elders were respected and valued for their knowledge and wisdom. I wish technology would stop advancing and changing so that we could actually learn and master our gadgets that make our lives easier and more fun, but I don't see that ever happening.
Is there any technology to make this guy stand still?
Love the detail in the video! Used it for a class project as I believe it displays the truth behind how fast social media and technology is becoming even more dangerous.
please delete this comment as it was made using "dangeours" technology
How is technology dangerous?
@@-_wanderer Technology is not dangerous
The more outside sources of potential error we rely on, such as public power, phone software, phone hardware, cell service, etc., the more likely we are to be in a bad position if one of those things fails.
I strongly disagree with this. for him to say that he thinks the majority of people are not addicted to their smart phones is outrageous
I agree with you. So many people are clearly addicted to their phones. Checking your phone 40 times in one day is definitely an unhealthy addiction. Everywhere you go, people literally can't put their phone down for longer than 5 minutes. People can't go to an event or on holiday without posting pics of it on instagram or twitter. Although maybe it's not smartphones so much that are the addiction but social media.
That is reason why the speaker said majority of people are not addicted to their smartphones, they are addicted to the social interaction.
Technology helps us to connect with many people virtually but not emotionally.
I think we all can say we are somehow addicted to Technology. It separates us from reality. But it makes life simpler you can just never get away from your screen. And big industries use Technology to profit from their company which they use to promote their products (Tech Companies). Technology isn't a big necessity in life but it can come in handy, therefore I think technology doesn't bring a negative impact on the world it's just how people are using it (And I am aware this isn't a part of the topic of the discussion I just wanted to add my viewpoint ) Have a great day!
Thanks for the info
Technology is just a means to an end, not the end itself. The end is to live according to the laws of nature, respecting it and not abusing it the way we do. Corporations made us believe we have to use technology to be cool and smart, but actually it's to distract us from our shameful actions, that make 'em becoming richer and richer. And we are all complicit in this, because we have shut our brain down. Technology is not a bad thing per se, but we have to figure out that the soon we stop being fuckin compulsive zombie consumers the better for everyone. But zero hope we get it in time.
can you respect technology?
stop being like that
@@Techboss532 Can you read?
@@deathforall2045 yes
Dude you are moving alot
Technology should always be used for good and for the benefit of humans
Social media was supposed to connect us, now it disconnect us.
cap
Technology is pointless to the human experience and degrades the aspiration to explore anything. In the end technology disconnects us from our humanity.
nah bro Tech4ever
That guy doesn't stay on specific place no more than a second
we think technology will make our lives more easier and convenient, but formal people think that is terrible. when we want to let people try something new and abandon a thing, they 100% resist, they think their life is perfect, with no need to improve, so the real question is let people accept the new things, this is the most difficult way, but when we use iPhone 15, we are really excited about iPhone 16, because we believe iPhone 16 is more advanced and full of technology than iPhone 15, the formal people didn't believe the technology and science, they did not think this will improved their life, so, let people to accept a new advanced product is Pretty tough stuff.
There needs to be more advancement in human consciousness or else an advancement of technology will over take humanity.
this, this right here
Stand still and stay in the light!!!
People were complaining about digital technologies just a year ago. Today, amidst this global coronavirus pandemic AND the coming massive recession, these same digital technologies are keeping us entertained, connected, and productive. Lesson: everything has two sides. Don't throw the baby with the bathwater.
It is unavoidable but I think in the end it is all about remembering the fundamental things in humanity.
why are you moving back and forth?
Technology and computer software, apps, and things like that don’t work as generally advertised. It’s all just about getting your money, usually. And it costs you MORE time just fiddling around with it than if you simply use a pen and paper.
but technology is good
True. Some pernts always use phone but no time to play with kids
Sad but true
Same goes for kids
nah
Technology has it's good and bad benefits. But more overall, it's starting to do more bad than good. We as a people, as well as our future generations, are losing touch with their inner selves. The more they constantly distract themselves from the real world. But they don't, and won't know that their losing themselves. If they never even got the chance to get to know themselves, to begin with. So now the question is" what kind of monsters are being created? Because they have no souls, they're like one of the walking dead. If you ask them a question about their self, they wouldn't know how to answer, because they don't know anything about who they really are. Because they've been took the time to get to know their self. 💔🤪😵🤢🤮
About he monster part , it really depends on the way we use technology. It's best to avoid violent games , or any harmful material on the internet that could affect one mentally. They are significant regulations done by some government's to avoid it's citizens from getting ahold of dangerous materials. There are also parenting controls to monitor children's activity so that they are not exposed to something that is traumatic or that might affect their mental health.
People might have forgotten to express themselves in real life but some people are feeling more comfortable in their social media lives. We can get every detail of a person whom we may or may not know from their social media. In reality, if a stranger asks us personal details we would freak out but in social media we want to portray ourselves as open book and we are giving away unnecessary information
Opinion
kumar akshaya the vid literally said that violent video games are stopping violence
It always does. Nuclear weapons didn't do much good. You could have just said dEpEnDS On yOuR UsAgE. But on a serious note I just wish I didn't lead my young life in an isolated generation
Another thing to that people don’t talk about is the child labor that goes into it . Everything we have with technology it’s probability that is was made by children . But the thing that weird me out is no one talks about no one as if they don’t want to see it or don’t know
As much as technology improves living it also is hindering real human growth. It stunts our growth as humans by making things too easy. The easement makes us lazy, less reliant on our own intelligence, and brings out the worst in some people. So yes as much as tech is good it needs to be put in check as well as those in charge of it. Big tech sensors or stifles what it doesn’t like while tracking and invading our privacy. If only there was a way to adjust to this new way of life without the control big tech levees against those that utilize the tech they provide. In the end we are all now slaves to our phones and technology. Humans were designed to be free and not meant to adapt to this level of technology.
@@AaliyahWhyne you must have never lived when we didn’t have this level of technology. Life was pretty sweet without it.
@@billycranston5481 I want this. It must have been hard but I still want to learn from my own mistakes.
You want Technology to stop existing
@@Techboss532 not at all just don’t want people to be so dependent on it. People are weaker with tech being so integrated into our lives. It should be something that helps us not something that becomes our lives. It’s too late now tech is here to stay and will only become more of a crutch further making humans weaker and more dependent on it. It would be wise for most people to step back from it in a big way.
@@billycranston5481 i would never step back and why do you want People to step back WE ARE NOT DEPENDEND TECH WILL EXIST FOREVER
Technology without wisdom brings distruction
-sadguru
Soon the whole world will have all the technology it wanted
I wish I will be there in those times...
@@TitaniumTronic
I like talking to RUclips Friends and I like Online Friends.
I also enjoy the technology we have if it wasn't for it we wouldn't have Videogames Videogame Consoles Nintendos Animated movies and Tv.
People should be grateful for it because The Fairly Oddparents Episode Land Before Timmy shows us what would happen if we had no technology and Timmy learned how important Technology is to everything.
I took this lesson Seriously and everyone should too Cartoons and Movies do lessons better than School does
Besides I rather have Technology than without it
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 I don't like making online friends it's just me and myself. I prefer making real quality friends
excellent talk, technology and informatics is already what is today and still needs to evolve
Aslin Emilio Lopez Mancillas 5d ITI
It is good that they take that point of technology, my mother always told me that if technology is not handled carefully, there will always be chaos and problems with the community
Carlos Giovani Gomez Garcia 5°D - I.T.I
Interesting, but are you Dancing? moving forward and backward?
im just here because of school
same LMAO
Same HAHA. I have to write an essay on it 😭✋
If something makes you feel good, gives you release, I believe that those things may make you dependent, althought the intent may not be that. Perhaps 🤔🤔
Is it human biology?? Some people crack their knuckles because although it hurts now, it feels better after the pain, feeling of release. No pleasure receptors in the body, but there are pain receptors. So if no pain, you create pain to feel the pleasure. Well this may be human nature. We can utilize it for our advantage too, with sports, exercise, meditation.
However if we are happy as is, not try to create pain to feel pleasure, like intentionally putting on tight shoes so that you can feel the release later on, and actually feel pain on some things like exercise, that may lead to better quality of life, ehh. I believe that for now. Perhaps it could be wrong. Maybe this body was developed to handle so much pain and finally win, that nowadays because of so much comfort it doesn't know what to do and finally seeks release through other things, like craving more dopamine through video games, and getting upset over small losses?? Perhaps. I believe meditation can make us realize our true potential, and maybe using our minds too much could be problematic we should let it rest too using meditation and mindfulness and be more involved with the body, in my opinion.
It's true ! Every-time you pick your phone up there is always a new update 10min of your life wasted. Try to make a payment online 2 step verification another 5 min of your time. Try to pay for something on a website they require you to create account and then verify by email. Another 5 min. Every new site you open up cookie settings 3 min.. Phones becoming so complicated and security settings becoming more and more advanced doing simple things have become a convoluted affair. TIME !!! All time wasted trying to do normal tasks.
his fitbit be say 1 million steps
I just wish my technology was reliable. Iphone batteries stop working. Apple Watches don’t connect. Computers can’t print. Wi-Fi’s need resetting. No one in the 90s would think of products with such unreliable performance
In general, technology is ruining our life. But not for the reasons mentioned in this video. For example, in 1987, I walked into a bank and opened up an RRSP account. It took 12 minutes. Twelve days ago I contacted (a bank) to open up another RRSP account and it took 12 days for the process to be completed. So it's a myth that technology is making things faster, better, easier, etc.
@@petra.s wat u on about
This video really help me a lot
didn’t ask
@@nia-kaicampbell1174 you didn't have to reply
is he dancing? transmitting subliminal messages?
mute it and speed it up, it does look that way
Dudes idle animation is stuck on loop
internet induced adhd
@@sekarmaltum1695 ADHD is good in someway
Tired of ads.
Use adblock + image-block for pc.
Use lightning browser for phone.
Technology makes playing a song 10 times harder, it makes watching a show on TV harder, emails will never replace the US Mail, you can lose documents very easily with emails not to mention you have to know what your doing and have a printer, the vinyl albums are coming back but I personally prefer CDs, they are getting rid of self checkout at stores and bringing back cashier's, they are trying to change the world too fast for everyone and that's not going to work
Nah bro Technology makes our life easier
There were some interesting ideas, but to be honest, I think we have to consider the disadvateges of technology deeper. I'm absolutely sure that there are many risks, especially for children. I suppose we have to reduse using of technology in our life and concentrate more on our real life.
TF NO WHY WOULD I EVER STOP NO YOU'RE WRONG
I don't trust technology I get scared I wouldn't listen to on social media I get so stressed and so scared that I want to become a filmmaker and explore around Asia to become a director and writer but my point is I can't trust technology this is what I've always dreamed about to become a filmmaker and do it all over Asia I can't trust technology anymore I'm just so scared one of them ever become a filmmaker because this sort of technology people are losing jobs because of this I don't want to lose mine I don't want that to happen I want to become a filmmaker I want to enjoy life on Earth God made this Earth for a reason I'm just scared very scared I don't know what I'm going to do but my point is we should all just rely in ourselves as human beings I want to feel positive and think about what I want to do in my life
don't be scared Tech is good for the planet
Imo tech should be regulated it should be used in fields of medicine, pharmacy, defense, law, astronomy,astrophysics etc etc etc in others it has only been negative till now. Hv reaserch but if not great do not get the idea out of paper I know it sounds horribly hard and even impractical but still just imagine if all of this falls in place .
Is it me or does he not really have a point here? His take on the matter is that he hasn't got an opinion one way or the other
I think it ridiculous to have everything on one device like this. I think it’s made things worst and laws should be passed to reduce the harm this is having on people.
YOU WANT TECHNOLOGY TO BE ILLEGAL!?
So it is the addiction to the social interaction mediated by social media what is running some people's life.
No, let's get with the program. Instead of sitting down to read the paper we sit down and scroll through our phones 😆
@Silence wench I just want to be happy yes!
Very unprepared and nervous performance. Not pleasant to watch. He hasn't taken any strong stand on anything.
I had to stop watching this, as it was making me dizzy watching you constantly walking around in circles... LOL While can’t people stand still when they are talking?
David Ellis i am happy i am seeing this but at the same time it is unfortunate i get to see this now, Technology has make my life miserable and now i am in search of a rehabilitation cause i feel useless and can do anything in real life my life has become miserable without my phone everything becomes hard which is not suppose to be pls i need help
Sometimes I feel mind blind because of technology. It sucks man.
The life people were living 200 years ago and before internet come to the world it was better after internet came to world whole world went to mess of course industrial revolutionary western destroy the world. The life of Golden age is better than life modern world look this era we living how many people die in drugs,alchol and others etc because of technolgy
bro Tech is good
YOU F*CKING PIECE OF S*IT TECHNOLOGY IS NEVER RUINING LIVES AND NO ONE DIES BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY RETHINK YOUR LIVE AND DON'T HATE ON TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY HATER@@Smiler2724
Oh my God. What was the point of his entire talk? 9 minutes of my life. Gone. This is what happens when everyone wants to have a TED talk. There really aren't that many great ideas. It's become a content racket full of pseudo experts with half baked information. Sick of depending on this thing for thinking.
stop walking up and down the stage
Tell me what you can live without....nature or technology. Remember nature takes care of everyone, everything, everywhere all the time but technology only "benefits" mankind.
One day technology is going to end this plant Earth.... n that day is not that far!!!!!
We need to tax our minds!!
God will destroy these technology soon and the world will come back the old days golden age
You really get into doubt when you ask yourself questions like these and decide to think about it a bit.
Kevin San Pedro 5° - D ITI
It is impressive how technology became indispensable in our lives, as well as that it both harms and benefits society.
For me, technology has many pros and cons but it has helped the population grow
Ana Cecilia Hernandez Rufino
Technology is good for human life, it makes man perfect and he surpasses himself day by day
---Reyes Rea Jonathan
Excellent topic on technology makes you think and reflect on how it has transformed our lives
Salgado Alvarez Nadia
It is very surprising how technology came to make our life easier but at the same time to affect us too much.
- Leonardo José Peña Salgado
It is impressive how technology has made humans can live with it in their day to day, becoming something essential for them. A fact that when you think about it more terrifying.
-Ricardo Antonio Roman Bautista
Technology made life easier for whom? Before cell phones and computers we didn't have to lug anything all the time. If you weren't home or at work no one can get hold of you. And the cost of it all is ridiculous. TV used to be free. Phone bill was 25 bucks. Never needed to plug anything in. Cars were much easier to work on before computer chips. Technology is changing the way humans exist. People have two personas the one in real life staring at their cell phone and the other photoshopped with a pretend life on social media. And nobody ever mentions the amount of electricity to keep all of these electronical gadgets working.
This is why i like photographing sunsets and looking outside. everything sucks everywhere i go i see technology!?
And that is... a bad thing?
@@voiceofreason2691 it isolates you. Humans are meant to be social creatures,universe made us to be connected with nature, technology is good until it starts occupying fundamental aspects of life
Technology is making men weak
Bravo
THERE IS NO DEFINITION, EVEN IF THE BENEFITS ARE THE SAME. ONCE HUMAN ERRORS DUE TO REAL HEAVY, IF IT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO REAL BALANCE AND REAL HUMAN TASTE WAS CREATED WITH A PERSON, WHICH THE REAL PORTION WAS NEVER BEEN DIFFERENT THERE WAS THE REAL BALANCE IN THE LITERATURE, WHICH WAS IT WAS THAT WAS HAPPENING, WHICH WAS THERE AGAIN. WHICH HANDLED GUIDELINES.
0:28 maybe disproportionate for others but perhaps not for a psychologist?? 🤔🤔
The problem is that we don't use enough futureproof technology like a good bicycle, a cold chisel or a hi-ten hacksaw and that's what we need.
We need technology that gets better with age and yet we want fancy phones or the latest game consoles that get obsolete in a matter of years.
Technology is a good for human life it makes man perfect
Yesss☺️👍
No
I don't think so.
Are you fuckin kidding me only 7.9k views
Guatafak no hay una versión doblada es que no entiendo
Free energy for Tyler, need diesel lers burn plastics under pressure and distill the liquid, corporations have dumped millions of tons of plastics every year , so I should have no problem finding diesel with how littered the workd is from corporate plastics. It's fine, I told everyone I would have alternative to anything, you're welcome tyrannical tech, I just wanted to make a different life, you wouldn't let me do that, so now I just tell people alternatives to become self reliant off grid
Does this guy know what “p@rn” is ?? Just wondering 🤷
Ted Ted Ted, Kaczinsky.
0:35
Like my mom and dad
Hola maestra estoy haciendo el resumen a las 10 de la noche ♥
Can u plz write in English??
Why?
@@sleonel832 I am not able to understand !! That's why!!
@@sleonel832 are u from mexico?
Hmmm is technology religious 👀
whom invented are..
Lies lies lies
You ruining yourself
nerds
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Wut?
Jake Patel especially is good for you to come home with me your hair and I will be a good job for ya and I know you wanna was my day I was just like I gotta is my birthday 🎁 I love ya so ya ya girl lol lol wat wat time was your birthday and I wanna I like it for the kids to join the game
Are u having a stroke?
are you okay-
ahahahahhah technologies gooo vvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm haahahaha
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@@nia-kaicampbell1174 i typed this comment 10 months ago lmao
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