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We have abandoned our children to the internet

Young people are addicted to a virtual world that is designed to keep them hooked with little care for collateral damage

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/13/abandoned-children-internet-addicted-virtual-damage

A woman finds half a dozen teens on their mobile phones, and computer attached to it in their hand. She thus decides to create a documentary, she did this for a year. Viewing teen boys as never before, identifying them watching porn in their room. 

She discovers how teens are pressurized, and are having anxieties in keep their image. They're terrified if they are being left out. The woman documenting this film was shocked how angry teenagers are, because of being abandoned by their parents they therefore turn to electronic devices. 'Luis Von Ahn' "admits that the industry knowingly designs to addict, but he puts faith in the fact that the people at the heart of the industry are genuinely good people with positive values. The report stated asking a youth to put down their x box, phone or shut their laptop is similar to asking an alcoholic to put down their drink. Youths further state that they admit they do not feel "in control" of their own internet use. To conclude, becoming an adult human requires imitation and role models which takes patience and practice. It also needs both solitude and community. Many children now have smartphones in the hands that adults should be holding.

Keep it simple: smartphone world is full of failures that didn't follow that maxim

Samsung believes you can't have too much of a 'good' thing while the iPhone succeeded because it made things simple

Samsung (Android) has made a choice that you can't have to much of a good, or bad thing. That's why there phones offer features such as: air gesture, air command, smart stay, smart scroll. Whilst using the camera, you are allowed to get choices including dual shot, drama, sound and shot, story album etc. In this article it is showing the dramatic race between several companies for 'mobile devises' who's is better, and what advantage does another company have. Comparing it from long ago, for example Japanese 'hi-fi companies' were successful but are no longer in the leading race as they have made no improvements. The article includes saying "the kitchen-sink approach appeals to our desire to have more stuffbut complexity carries a cost, in attention if nothing else. We might not fly fasten than light, or zap matter- but even if we do, we'll still need simplicity." As back in the days adults didn't often use phones and are now getting the hang of it, the more complex it is the difficult it is for them to use it and they would then stick to simple smart wear phones. Therefore, this article suggests we need simplicity.