I think many would coalesce around the observation that ‘information’, whether on What’s App, X, Facebook or other social media sites – has become a form of toxic distraction from what used to be called ‘acquiring knowledge’.

We are drowning in a sea of hyperbole and quick fire messaging. An adrenaline fix for many – its adherents have developed an inseparable relationship with their Smartphones or similar devices plus an increasingly all consuming fascination with innovations like ChatGPT.

‘Keeping up to date’ with never ending streams of information is an almost reflexive action for many. Just be in a public place and observe human activity – the staccato like frequency that the phone is pulled from the pocket to check for any new incoming communication.

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The great majority of words and images passing through this medium are as superficial as the thousands of unprompted ephemeral and worthless thoughts that pass through our minds every hour of the day, blocking our calm and clear perceptions.

Very rare are carefully considered responses and expressions of deep thinking in this form of exchange.

‘Messaging’ is not the venue for the communication of anything profound. That being the case, one can surmise that a large percentage of people on this planet have become messaging and information junkies, incapable of absorbing material that might touch their deeper selves and leave a lasting impression.

Now bear in mind that, for most, this comes on top of hours in front of television and computer screens, the overall effect of which is literally ‘dizzying’ and disrupting to the proper equilibrium of body, mind and spirit.

I read a report recently in a daily newspaper in which the journalist was discussing how to avoid becoming a cell phone junkie. Her conclusion was that discipline is required, but that being at the disposal of one’s Smart phone is what it takes to participate in the present world.

“It is now impossible to engage with society without a Smart phone”, was her conclusion.

Source: SGT Report