How many magical and fabulous epithets were said by our propagandists of distance school and work during self-isolation. How colorfully described the prospects for the future, where you do not need to go to school and work. And no one said that as a result, we and our children should turn into Susan - real monsters from the dead-end branch of humanity - Homo Covidus.
Meet friends - here is the modeled "ideal" person of the future, according to our digitalizers, Susan's girlfriend, who has worked, and maybe studied, remotely for 25 years.
This is exactly what the “man of the future” will look like, modeled by the British job search platform DirectlyApply with the participation of a group of scientists, psychologists and even fitness trainers. At forty, Susan is practically disabled. Due to endless hours spent at the computer, she suffers from poor posture, tension and neck pain. Digital eye strain will lead to reddening of the eyes, the skin under the eyes will sag and darken, and the increased stress due to lack of contact with people will lead to excess weight. Lack of vitamin D from lack of sun and fresh air will lead to hair loss, and muscle tissue will be damaged due to constant typing.
And this is only an appearance, but the British kept silent about what happens next in the life of the monster Susan. Here we can already simulate - being emotionally unstable, the lady did not manage to start a normal family, and the lack of socialization says that she has no children either. And it cannot be, given the damage to the musculoskeletal tissues. That is, in addition to everything, she is also deeply unhappy. In addition, our heroine is a terrible hysterical. Such conclusions were reached, independently of the British and practically at the same time, in Russia, according to Rambler-Doctor.
According to our experts, sitting at a computer affects the functioning of the endocrine, immune, reproductive systems, as well as vision and the musculoskeletal system of a person. In addition, PC users have computer stress syndrome (SCS), the symptoms of which are: headache, lethargy, depression, irritability, headache and inflammation of the eye mucosa. As for the effect on the human central nervous system, here the user may experience insomnia and stress, and even with a weak effect, the hormonal state of the body changes and the biocurrents of the brain are disrupted. It is worth separately emphasizing and hanging in the form of a plate in the offices of the Ministry of Education and Science - among the abilities most suffering from this are the processes of learning and memorization.
The low-frequency electromagnetic field can cause skin diseases, as well as diseases of the cardiovascular system and gastrointestinal tract. With a large amount of work, which implies permanent presence at the monitor, some muscle groups are always in tension, while others are not involved, which leads to rapid fatigue in the first case and low endurance in the second. A complex of hand diseases called “repetitive stress injuries” is also noted. For example, prolonged use of the keyboard and constant stress on the hand can lead to the development of tunnel syndrome. The most famous problem is eye strain as a result of non-stop work at the PC, when the gaze is constantly directed at the screen. As a result of the fact that the object is always at the same distance,a person may develop display disease - a violation of the accommodation of the eyes, which leads to myopia - myopia and other diseases.
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That is, our doctors end up seeing the same Susan. And this is not yet the saddest thing in this story. These consequences of constant work for gadgets did not become known yesterday, they just brought everything together now. As well as the fact that people, and especially children, become dull from distance education. This means that our heroine, who began her virtual education from a young age, in addition to her "conspicuous appearance", an unstable psyche and a bunch of sores, is still not distinguished by a great mind. Recall, as the New York Times wrote last spring, the rejection of any virtuality - from social networks and smartphones to the use of gadgets in education - is the only way to get smart and adequate heirs.
There is even nothing special to comment on here. In fact, we have a situation when the very owners of information giants who pay for the introduction of more and more gadgets in education and contribute to the stupefaction of the population addicted to their services, like drugs, send their youths to normal schools without "numbers" and for not small money. Separately, we note that the article we cited was published exactly one year before the coronavirus and then made a lot of noise, the lobbyists even began to say that telecommuting was only at will, for those who did not have the opportunity, and so on. And then once, and they planted the entire planet, from small to large.
But now we have an idea of what digitalizers want to see us. Yes, doctors give advice on how to minimize losses and if you follow them, then you will become not quite Susan - a dumb and scary Homo Covidus woman, but you will become. But why is it to those who promote all this - let each of us decide for himself.