09-21-2011, 12:05 PM
(09-21-2011, 12:50 AM)SomaticDreams Wrote: I understand your statement that technology has sped up the way we communicate, travel and interact, but this still does not speed up our 'experience' of such things. If you are waiting and a loved one is in the hospital; your not sure if they're going to die or not. That is going to be the longest wait for a phone call you can imagine.
My baby was born @25 weeks, after the water broke @23 weeks. During her stay in NICU I was fully aware of time "slowing down" in my personal space. What was good about the experience was taking care of the kids while my wife was in the hospital. I stayed with the children instead of working. I really ejoyed the experience of being with the kids full time.
As it is now, my job sucks all of my time away. This is something I have seen others complain about online, more stuff added to their daily routine, without any pay increase to go along with it. I watch this happen at work. We have more than twice as much routine added to the same 8 hours as we had 5 years ago. Another angle is how they get rid of a position only to add those duties to another position, doubling up what they have to accomplish in the same amount of time. This is a continual process, and it stands out to me. My first awareness of this appeared to be a way to stop contemplation or thought. Just forcing the people to become more like machines or else be replaced by machines. (I work in automation and robotics).
I see it as more of a forced perception.