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“You become what your give you attention to.”

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“When up is down, black is white, right is left, and wrong is correct, unsustainability becomes the rule, not the exception. Manipulation and deception drive such times, and the energies that have allowed such things, are now in decline.”

What are the things that you give your time and attention to? For many in today’s world, the answer to this question may well be digital systems. Recent data in this regard is eye opening. Asking how much screen time (internet & social media primarily) an average American spends each day can return statistics showing as much as 8 hours. When all digital systems are accounted for, polls and research return as much as 16 hours daily, with half the population stating their use is constant on digital devices. Even if we back down to the lowest data-backed estimate of 8 hours daily, this is equivalent to an entire work-day in the 9-5 world. One might ask, at what point does focus and attention on screens become comparable worship?

It is no secret that those who developed digital systems, like social media, did so knowing full-well that they are addictive and potentially harmful. It Is no secret that there are platform engineers and CEOs on record stating they would not let their children or families use the systems they designed because of the addictive and harmful realities built into digital platforms. And yet, the very systems found harmful by their creators now account for the lion’s share of time spent daily for an average American. One might ask how this has affected the lives of our species, which I accept are spiritually based beings. For me a spiritual path and learning are of paramount importance, and I know many others who would say the same. So, have digital systems diminished or replaced spirituality and worship in our world to any great extent? Here is a definition for the word “worship”: “to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion.” Now consider what the last two paragraphs suggest if, in fact, we do become what we give our intention to.

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