Comments on: Google Executive: Turn Off Your Smartphones For One Hour A Day

By: WIY

WIY — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:23:41 +0000

Brooklynhocker

Rabbi Wachsman briefly touched on the issues of addiction and how much time it wastes. The asifa wasnt made for discussing every issue we have but it was intended to inspire us to moderate our internet use to cut down on our bittul zman. If the Rav says dont waste your time on the internet and use the time to learn instead it should be clear that he means that we should stop wasting time with technology in general. He doesnt mean get off the internet and now text an extra 2 hours a day!

If we started cutting back on our technology use (read abuse) and actually use the free time for mitzvos and Torah study. If enough people take this seriously and start exerting some self control it would change the pattern of the frum society and everyone would slow down with the texting and all that stuff. We are just so drunk with technology right now. We need to step back from it and become normal again.

By: brooklynhocker

brooklynhocker — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:48:48 +0000

Shlomo2 : I was being nice. Goyim as a whole put much more importance on which club you’re a part of, which college you graduated, and who your favorite celebrity is. Maybe this isn’t the place for this but there is a growing epidemic called “Half Shabbos”. You don’t know what that is? You should. Normal everyday Frum kids,with a good frum education, caught in the grasp of texting addiction .The Asifa didn’t even scratch the surface, in fact they wouldn’t touch this subject with a ten foot poll.People of all ages and beliefs are addicted in some way or another. Is it a coincedence that Eric Schmidt made these comment on the same day as the Asifa- I think not. His reasoning may be different but he’s looking for the same goal- get rid of the distractions and enjoy more of your life.

By: Shlomo2

Shlomo2 — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:09:46 +0000

#1: You think Jews are immune to this? And I don’t mean with the definition of “Goyim” meaning anyone who isn’t from certain neighborhoods or yeshivot.

Otherwise, this article is nice.
Great idea.
I think we should do it for a whole day.
We could call it “Shabbos.”

By: Dovid from Modiin

Dovid from Modiin — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:32:04 +0000

I turn off my cell phone once a week for at least 25 hours. Some times 2 days in a row and every so often 3 days.

My phone is off during teffliot, morning seder and evening seder.

By: Lamid Vov Zaddik

Lamid Vov Zaddik — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:19:56 +0000

I agree!

By: ploiderer1

ploiderer1 — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:41 +0000

Love?! Fooy internet!!

By: Bikerrich

Bikerrich — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:09:45 +0000

An excellent idea. Spend an hour on the gym, meditating, taking s nap,

By: NotSure

NotSure — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:38:12 +0000

The Hashpaot of the Asifa are starting to come out…

By: brooklynhocker

brooklynhocker — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:05:50 +0000

When Eric Schmidt says it, it’s news. I guess the trick for them is to pick which hour to shut down. Believe me, the Goyish teen is much more reliant and involved in being online then anything else in life. It is their way of validating their thoughts and interest by “tweeting” and “likeing”.