I agree Phil, but 'the good old days' might not be the only thing that's 'not coming back.'| Submit your comments on this article |
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| The Pope Tells Young People to Resist Social Media's 'False Image of Reality' |
| 2017-03-22 |
| [Time] Pope Francis has called on young people the world over to resist the "false image of reality" portrayed by social media and reality TV and take charge of their own destiny. "Don't let yourselves be led astray by this false image of reality! Be the protagonists of your history; decide your own future," he said according to Agence France-Presse. In a video message for World Youth Day, which falls on April 9, the head of the Catholic Church said that those who call today's youth "distracted and superficial" are wrong. "To have a past is not the same as to have a history," Francis said, urging faithful youngsters to spend more time with their grandparents. The pontiff also hit out at excessive smart phone use and cautioned that "the Church is not like a flash mob, where people agree to meet, do their thing and then go their separate ways," according to the Catholic Herald. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 What #10 newc said. In spades. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2017-03-22 15:46 |
| #10 Just as it is proper to resist Marx's 'False Image of Reality' |
| Posted by: newc 2017-03-22 12:33 |
| #9 ...a couple sitting on a park bench, texting to each other. In a restaurant, Facebooking. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-22 12:23 |
| #8 Life is not a simulation. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-03-22 10:46 |
| #7 Pope Gramsci I has a broken clock moment. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2017-03-22 06:08 |
| #6 You can't tell the difference? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-03-22 03:55 |
| #5 One of these days I expect to see a couple sitting on a park bench, texting to each other. I see that happening all that time, but I don't know if they are "couples" or just happen to be sitting side by side. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-22 03:38 |
| #4 One of these days I expect to see a couple sitting on a park bench, texting to each other. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-03-22 03:24 |
| #3 I agree Phil, but 'the good old days' might not be the only thing that's 'not coming back.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-03-22 02:55 |
| #2 How about some luddite smashing of cell phones and computer servers. All new technologies are disruptive of the old order, but it doesn't take long for them to become indispensible. The Pope may miss the good old days, but they aint coming back. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-03-22 02:46 |
| #1 I didn't vote for him, but he's right nonetheless. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-03-22 02:38 |