Do you ever think about the downstream implications and ethics involved in relying so deeply every day on technology? If you haven’t given it much thought, have you tried — and failed — to accomplish the simple act of telling time with a conventional clock or doing math without a calculator lately?

Learn how some forms of technologies don’t make our lives better, safer and healthier with design and tech consultant Rachel Miles this week on Spirit Gym.

Find out more about Rachel and her work at her Renaissance Rachel website, her company Grounded Insights and on social media via Instagram and Facebook.

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Timestamps

6:02 Techno-solutionism.

7:36 Creating technology is a uniquely human skill.

9:41 Technology that removes our connection to the self or other.

21:54 Can you tell time with a conventional clock or watch?

31:14 The disposability and consumption of tech devices that harms us and the world.

49:01 Finding the right mix of technology in our lives is a big challenge, especially for families.

59:06 How much of our freedoms and personal data are we giving up freely to Big Brother daily?

1:03:30 “How are we thinking about our intention when we use technology?”

1:11:41 Are you using technology to help you solve problems or distract you from living life?

Resources

Danica Patrick talks to Gregg Braden about The Future of Humanity on YouTube

Paul’s video on The Danger of Living in Two Realities on YouTube

Reality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David Chalmers

Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and Ahriman

Tamagotchi

The work of Whitney Webb

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Ben Greenfield

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Mike Salemi

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