LF: Hamster-Pellet Alert: A Sad Look At How Smartphones Condition And Control The Lives of 3 Girls (Age 11-17)

Title: Hamster-Pellet Alert: A Sad Look At How Smartphones Condition And Control The Lives of 3 Girls (Age 11-17)
Source: Yahoo "Lifestyle" Section
URL Source: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fun ... girl-told-phone-113735607.html
Published: May 30, 2018
Author: Elena Sheppard
Post Date: 2018-06-02 14:25:34 by Liberator
Keywords: PsyOp, Conditioning, Tech-Plantation
Views: 2213
Comments: 8

From Bye Bye Birdie to The Baby-Sitters Club to Mean Girls and everything in between, the cultural history of teen and tween girls and the telephone is long and storied. But how do the girls of today use the phone when it is no longer a landline but rather a back-pocket accessory?

Generation Z, the first generation of digital natives, has a relationship with phones and the internet like no other generation before. Notably, it is the first generation to learn to navigate an iPhone at the same age they learn to walk. While many say the proliferation of loneliness and unhappiness among this rising generation is phone-related, it’s safe to say the phone is not going away — and if anything, it’s becoming a stronger staple of modern life.

To take a look into the contemporary relationship between teen girls and their phones, Yahoo Lifestyle asked three girls from across the country to track their phone usage for a day. Gone are the days of phone booths, and hamburger phones in bedrooms; but more than ever, a phone is a young girl’s connection to her world.

Fredrike Giron, 16, New York City

Fred Giron is an 11th grader in Manhattan. She loves soccer and The Handmaid’s Tale. On average, she spends two or more hours a day on her phone. “I get so sick of being on my phone sometimes,” she says. This is her day in screenshots.

Photos: Courtesy of Fredrike Giron; Artwork by Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Lifestyle

7:10 a.m.: When I first wake up, I usually just like to see what notifications I’ve gotten since falling asleep. I hate immediately going on my phone, so I’ll quickly check the time and see if there are any urgent messages.

12 p.m.: I checked my email, mostly just to delete junk. I don’t check my email too often unless there is someone I have to respond to.

3 p.m.: I went to the dance parade! The dancers were fabulously dressed, so of course I had to take a picture.

6:07 p.m.: As the day is winding down, I’ll check Twitter because that’s one of my sources of news. I love to see others’ reactions to huge events. Twitter definitely isn’t my favorite social media app, purely because I can’t bring myself to check it enough, but it’s a great way to snoop.

8:59 p.m.: I texted my friend to check in on her birthday party.

10:11 p.m.: And finally, when I lay down to go to bed, I had to delete Instagram. I felt sick after a day of constant checking, and suddenly felt a swarm of anxiety. It helps me to sleep better knowing it’s no longer on my phone, even though I’ll end up re-downloading it the next day.

Audrey Farmer, 11, Kansas City, Mo.

Audrey Farmer is a sixth grader in Kansas City, Mo., and a proud Little Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program. On average, she spends three hours a day on her phone. “I can only download apps with my parents’ permission, and we usually aren’t allowed to use [our phones] in school,” she explains. This is her day in screenshots. Photos: Courtesy of Audrey Farmer; Artwork by Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Lifestyle

Wake up: Just watched some YouTube for 15 minutes.

12 p.m.: Played around on Snapchat for a bit.

3 p.m.: Took a pic of my family while playing Clue.

6:09 p.m.: Just checked YouTube for notifications.

9 p.m.: Snapchat!!!! Just checking friends’ stories.

9:53 p.m.: Just checked YouTube one last time before bed.

Ina Bhoopalam, 17, Lincoln, Neb.

Ina Bhoopalam is 17 years old and lives in Lincoln, Neb., “the Cornhusker State!!” She is an activist, and the president of Girl Up Lincoln Public Schools — a United Nations campaign helping girls take action to change the world. Ina says she typically spends two to three hours a day on her phone, and that it’s a key tool in her activism work, whether that’s organizing meetings with state representatives or fighting for refugee education. This is her day in screenshots. Photos: Courtesy of Ina Bhoopalam; Artwork by Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Lifestyle

7:34 a.m.: I just woke up and got ready, and now I’m reading CNN’s “Top 5” to get up-to-date on the news before I head to my AP test. I’m so glad to see one of the biggest feminist movements — #MeToo — in the news again. Seeing action being taken against injustices never fails to fuel me up in the morning.

11:01 a.m.: I just got back from my AP test, and I’m checking out some certificates that my team made for our first Girl Up end-of-the-year awards banquet! They look great, and I can’t wait to present them to the powerful youth fighting for gender equality in my community and around the world.

2:56 p.m.: I’m on my way to a meeting with my secretary, assistant, and the rest of my presidential team at Girl Up. Starbucks is my go-to coffee shop/meeting place, and I’m ordering a sweet cream cold brew online so it’s ready as soon as I get there!

6:31 p.m.: I’ve finished most of my meetings for the day, and I’m on the way to go grad party “hopping” with my friends. I have dozens to go to, and even more activist graduation cords and donation jars to hand out.

9:11 p.m.: I usually check my email six to seven times a day. I love using Google Inbox because it filters my messages, prioritizes the most important ones, lets me “snooze” an email if I’m not ready to answer it, reminds me when to “follow up,” and even writes automatic replies for me! It’s one of my most useful and favorite apps — it saves me SO much time!

1:49 a.m.: I’m about to go to bed, and I’m listening to Apple Music’s “Alternative Hits” playlist to de-stress before going to sleep.

This protocol and routine is likely very typical. Be sure to CHECK OUT THOSE PHONE SCREEN SHOTS.

As you can see, these little future p***y-hat wearing, man-hater fascists awaken immediately to fake political "news" and "Lifestyle news" which promote and normalize everything homo, "trans", freaky, and sexual. And predictably, to be hateful of everything Trump, traditional or conservatism.

This coming generation (referred to as the "Z-Gen") is being groomed to become Dem-Leftist social activists and crusaders. Their daily incoming smartphone informs/condition them with daily "notifications" of select "news" from G00gle Propaganda Inc, Yahoo Propaganda Inc, YouBoob, and Twitter.

THE usual Dem agenda and talking points are being fed here like rat poison pellets as you can plainly see.

Kids today and the older Millennials all have a deep relationship with their cellphones. And it comes at the cost of reducing their interpersonal relationships.

I think that if a kid is extroverted and has a lot of activities, a smartphone has no great impact overall. I also think that for introverted kids, the smartphone is a way to avoid real life altogether, that they'd rather spend time with their phone than even their friends.

Young people also seem to have a palpable fear of being anywhere that they can't get a good enough signal. And they seem to rarely make actual voice calls and many just let every call go to voicemail and rely on texting or other online messenger apps for nearly all of their communication.

I think the result is that young people are more fragile overall and have a lot of unrealistic expectations of the world.

The smartphone has changed the world far more than even the invention of the telephone.

Yep. Their physical lives have become cyber-lives. (If you haven't already watched the dark show, 'Black Mirror' on Netflix, do so. It is a prophetic cautionary tale of much of what's happening as a result of high-tech comm replacing human interaction.)

I agree. These Smartphones no doubt hamstring/victimize introverts, cornering them them to become even more withdrawn and anti-social. (Fatherless families" only further bury them in solitude. Thus social misfits in face to face situations. As a result, aren't these young people conditioned to fill this void by acting out and targeting their angst on orders from their social media feeds? (TARGET: WHITES. MEN. TRUMP. "PATRIARCHY").

To that I say, Isn't that true? You can sense that it IS an actual and palpable "fear". I've seen it...well...EVERYWHERE. Heck -- they don't even bother to hide their panic, do they?

As to texting rather than even speaking -- yeah, they've even pushed the paranoia and devolution of communication to that extent. Those who read tweets and yahoo comments know that these Millennials have ZERO real-people communications skills, making them even MORE prone to withdrawal from real life situations and communication.

I think the result is that young people are more fragile overall and have a lot of unrealistic expectations of the world...The smartphone has changed the world far more than even the invention of the telephone.

Undoubtedly -- The Smartphone has monumentally changed mankind, but especially the young. "Reality" for them is now blurred. High Tech is confusing the line even more...when it's not holding their weak collective psyches and "self" hostage. What's happening is sad.