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on Monday August 11 2014, @05:25AM
from the back-to-wasting-time-on-futile-things-in-meatspace dept.
from the back-to-wasting-time-on-futile-things-in-meatspace dept.
Pope Francis thinks you are spending too much time chatting online, using your smartphone and watching TV, among other things. He did not Tweet the message, but rather delivered it in person to 50,000 German Altar Servers who dropped by for a visit.
Earlier this year, the pope said the internet was a "Gift From God", while warning against isolation caused by too little face time with real people.
Meanwhile, the British government is warning that too much time online is causing mental illness in children "Loneliness, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and heightened aggression are some of the possible issues faced by children who may overuse the Internet."
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(Score: 2) by EQ on Tuesday August 12 2014, @12:51AM
I hope you find a way to unwind all that bad batshit insane stuff that was done to you. Remember that very often, forgiving, even just in your own mind, helps, psychologically. Not them, but you. I know it helped me over abuse in my childhood. Its trite, but true, at least for me. Took a couple decades though, so it is not trivial or easy to do. And there was still some disgust when I had to deal personally with the abusers, but the boiling anger is gone, and I'm far better off for it.