Technology and Lifestyle

[Cleoriff]

On the forum tonight, some of us started chatting about this so I have decided to start a thread on it.

It is a subject that fascinates and even bewilders me at times...

I freely admit I am a 'child of the 60's' and our lifestyle was... and still is... a lot different to many of you who post on this forum.

I would love honesty...as anything else wouldn't give me the answer....and its about the use of technology (Smartphones and Tablets) as part of your daily lives and how it has changed since 'my day'

Sooooo...how do you do it?

By IT I mean...

* Having a job

* A family

* A social life....

and combining all of these with todays technology....

Its not just posting on this forum...its the bigger picture that folk nowadays can't go out without a phone...ready to post stuff on social media sites, forums and whatever else is available.

I know it will be 'managing your time to suit society today'....but at the risk of sounding like an old fool...in 'my day' (I hate that expression).... people used to talk, laugh, discuss and debate. face to face...

If anyone takes offence at this post....rest assured I am NOT having a dig...I am fascinated by the whole way society is changing.....

[MI5]

Sadly it is.... Along with Apprenticeships going out of fashion there is much knowledge and skill that won't be passed on and will die with our generation.......

[jonsie]

It's the ready made instant world we live in now. I find it a little sad even though technology has enrichened everyone's lives.

[MI5]

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@jonsie wrote:

even though technology has enrichened everyone's lives.

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I'd agree it's made life easier but is it really "enrichened" by it, I wonder....... 

[Cleoriff]

Oh those were the days. Listening to you lot talking about sines and cosines and tangents reminded me of one of my Final exams in nursing. A written paper and a practical exam....

Poor me stood in front of the biggest battelaxe of a senior tutor and having to explain the medical apothecaries system...with no reference to anything!

I will never know how I passed that exam.... having to explain all about drachms, scruples and minims

[jonsie]

Debatable I guess which is what this thread is all about. I think people are much more aware now of what's going on in the world rather than in their own little back yard.

[aldaweb]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I will never know how I passed that exam.... having to explain all about drachms, scruples and minims

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Oh, I had to learn 3 different standard systems at school while they changed from Imperial  to metric (cgs) and then SI units. 

[Cleoriff]

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@aldaweb wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I will never know how I passed that exam.... having to explain all about drachms, scruples and minims

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Oh, I had to learn 3 different standard systems at school while they changed from Imperial  to metric (cgs) and then SI units. 

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All that happened to me (the changeover) during my time AFTER passing finals.

With hindsight  and back to the technology and lifestyle issue...I could have done that exam far easier had I had access to Google ...Wikipedia etc...

That begs the question I suppose...I could have given the answer...but would I have understood it?

And so the debate goes on....

[jonsie]

I'm eagerly awaiting the views of @Toby @Anonymous and @Marjo 

[Cleoriff]

 Talking about technology...it ain't all it's cracked up to be on occasion...

Just browsing to see who is online and I noticed this...

MI5 Level 76: Forum Legend	3080	2840

Now if that isn't a major mess up with technology...I dunno what is...I am sure @MI5  has not been online for that length of time...even though, in his words  'His life IS technology'

[MI5]

Nor idle for that long either....