Comments on: Does Twitter Dampen Emotional Development? http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tom http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8441 Tom Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:52:47 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8441 I think the time we spend with others at schools and in the work place offsets the argument against Facebook and other like sites. What about if you have friends with different routines. Meaning, you hardly ever have social time at the same time in which to press the flesh? How about meeting locals in the pub or working-'people's clubs and other friendly society places? Oh...the tax is too high on alcohol and soft drinks are extortionate. I think some are going to grab some drink from the supermarket and sit watching the £40 per month satellite TV. How about if you have friends with specific interests similar to your own, but the physical distance between you is quite large? Travel time is dead time and un-environmental. Dead time unless you can surf the internet at the same time perhaps? Oh.....this is what anti social-network shite people are trying to stop us from doing. While a=0 do I think the time we spend with others at schools and in the work place offsets the argument against Facebook and other like sites.

What about if you have friends with different routines. Meaning, you hardly ever have social time at the same time in which to press the flesh?

How about meeting locals in the pub or working-’people’s clubs and other friendly society places? Oh…the tax is too high on alcohol and soft drinks are extortionate. I think some are going to grab some drink from the supermarket and sit watching the £40 per month satellite TV.

How about if you have friends with specific interests similar to your own, but the physical distance between you is quite large? Travel time is dead time and un-environmental. Dead time unless you can surf the internet at the same time perhaps? Oh…..this is what anti social-network shite people are trying to stop us from doing.

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]]> By: Aaris http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8356 Aaris Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:51 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8356 im indifferent on this subject too. I think it would depend on the individual, because not everyone is happy go lucky all the time. Did anyone else watch that stupid mouse video in full? I did and was disappointed to find out that it never escapes. im indifferent on this subject too. I think it would depend on the individual, because not everyone is happy go lucky all the time. Did anyone else watch that stupid mouse video in full? I did and was disappointed to find out that it never escapes.

]]> By: ricoculous http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8312 ricoculous Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:56:34 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8312 "Twitter and Facebook, are providing information too fast for the brain’s “moral compass” to process" Yep, sure. Twitter and Facebook manage to undermine the evolutionary process by providing a stimulus too fast for the human mind. Here's Ben Goldacre debunking these types of claim on Newsnight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8LlUME-IM I do like Goldacre's opening line: "I'm almost ashamed of myself being here talking about it" M. “Twitter and Facebook, are providing information too fast for the brain’s “moral compass” to process”

Yep, sure. Twitter and Facebook manage to undermine the evolutionary process by providing a stimulus too fast for the human mind.

Here’s Ben Goldacre debunking these types of claim on Newsnight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8LlUME-IM

I do like Goldacre’s opening line: “I’m almost ashamed of myself being here talking about it”

M.

]]> By: Jo http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8311 Jo Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:41:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8311 Its really very funny that CNN reported this as they broadcast different news items 'streamed' constantly throughout the day on websites and TV. So are we also unable to lend out 'moral compasses' to the news? Its really very funny that CNN reported this as they broadcast different news items ‘streamed’ constantly throughout the day on websites and TV. So are we also unable to lend out ‘moral compasses’ to the news?

]]> By: fmian http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8308 fmian Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:23:54 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8308 I'm currently going through some major trauma due to the passing of loved ones in my family, and have found it helps numb the mental anguish if I just keep distracting myself with everything. I have 6 different things going on inside my head at once and it stops me from thinking about what happened. The internet makes it soooo easy to take you far away from a naturally formed emotion, and I barely use Facebook, have never posted on Youtube, and have never used Twitter before. I can only imagine how much more subdued I'd be if I did use those sites often like many people do. It makes perfect sense that conditioning someone this way from a young age would lead to an imbalance of extrovert or introvert in their personality. Does this make sense to anyone? I’m currently going through some major trauma due to the passing of loved ones in my family, and have found it helps numb the mental anguish if I just keep distracting myself with everything. I have 6 different things going on inside my head at once and it stops me from thinking about what happened. The internet makes it soooo easy to take you far away from a naturally formed emotion, and I barely use Facebook, have never posted on Youtube, and have never used Twitter before. I can only imagine how much more subdued I’d be if I did use those sites often like many people do.

It makes perfect sense that conditioning someone this way from a young age would lead to an imbalance of extrovert or introvert in their personality. Does this make sense to anyone?

]]> By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8307 Ms G Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:21:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8307 Ehehehe ... love the pic ... Only if you tweet and facebook and sms all the time and have lack of other social activities perhaps .... But then again ... I mean .. what highly intelligent topics will be at the breakfast table of many couples and roommates anyway ? Lot of grunting and such, but full sentences??? And lets face it .. some people are just plain shallow by nature ... that's how they prefer to live ... 'their brain wont cope well with more intense communications. Maybe it is not the speed of twitter but more the lack of a physical presence of someone else (authority ...) Ehehehe … love the pic …

Only if you tweet and facebook and sms all the time and have lack of other social activities perhaps ….

But then again … I mean .. what highly intelligent topics will be at the breakfast table of many couples and roommates anyway ? Lot of grunting and such, but full sentences???

And lets face it .. some people are just plain shallow by nature … that’s how they prefer to live … ‘their brain wont cope well with more intense communications.

Maybe it is not the speed of twitter but more the lack of a physical presence of someone else (authority …)

]]> By: Tash http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8302 Tash Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:39:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8302 love the picture and comments! love the picture and comments!

]]> By: SamLowry http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8301 SamLowry Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:33:29 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8301 3yrs ago it would have been MySpace 6 years ago it would have been FriendsReunited 160 years ago it would have been the invention of the telephone It's all Meh. Did it really need funded research to find out that the brain is more receptive to physical pain than to emotional pain? Pay it no heed. Move along. 3yrs ago it would have been MySpace

6 years ago it would have been FriendsReunited

160 years ago it would have been the invention of the telephone

It’s all Meh. Did it really need funded research to find out that the brain is more receptive to physical pain than to emotional pain? Pay it no heed. Move along.

]]> By: Siobhan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8300 Siobhan Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:24:06 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8300 We are just proving that we can still react emotionally... We are just proving that we can still react emotionally…

]]> By: lanne http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/04/does-twitter-dampen-emotional-development/#comment-8299 lanne Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:21:01 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1360#comment-8299 Cnn and is just anti twitter cause aplusk (ashton kutcher) is going to beat them to one million followers. ha. Besides - future man needs to tell them about the internet and the iphone.. and those special pills ;) Cnn and is just anti twitter cause aplusk (ashton kutcher) is going to beat them to one million followers. ha. Besides – future man needs to tell them about the internet and the iphone.. and those special pills ;)

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