TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SUICIDE
By Jeff Miller, June 27, 2022
“The more data you compile the clearer this will become and I think it’s worth pursuing but just broaching the subject is a pioneering effort.”
Don Croft to Jeff Miller, on technology driven suicide, 2017
INTRODUCTION
Great positive changes are underway at every level of our reality. They began in earnest in 2012, and have been increasing in speed and magnitude. I began writing this series of articles, entitled “Positive Changes That Are Occurring”, in July of 2013.
These historically-unprecedented positive changes are being driven by many hundreds of thousands, if not millions of simple, inexpensive Orgonite devices based on the work of Wilhelm Reich and Karl Hans Welz.
Since Don Croft first fabricated the first simple, inexpensive tactical Orgonite devices in 2000, their widespread, ongoing and ever-increasing distribution has been unknitting and transforming the ancient Death energy matrix built and expanded by our dark masters, well, all the way back to Babylon, and before. And, as a result, the Ether is returning to its natural state of health and vitality.
So, while it’s not the most positive time right now in a number of ways, there are still gigantic positive changes taking place on a societal level that dwarf the negativities we’re currently experiencing. And one of them is that the populace has recognized that technology has been weaponized against it.
That’s because moral and mental health vary directly with that of the ether.
As kids, we played with walkie-talkies, and were amazed and thrilled for a minute, then put them aside.
(Two boys playing with walkie talkies)
The instant the “cell phone” appeared, I and many others clearly discerned it for the plague it is, simply because of the asshole factor. And that was without knowing the deadliness of the non-ionizing radiation driving the cell phone.
(Michael Douglas with brick phone in “Wall Street”, 1987)
There was (and is) simply no reason to carry a communicator around with you, such as the ones they used in the old Star Trek television show. Now, a phaser you could send on stun and incapacitate asshole cell phone users in restaurants? That, my friend, is a technology I could get behind.
As everyone could see back when we were all in offices together, the amount of time employees spend on their smart phones during the work week accounts for $15.5 billion in lost productivity in the U.S.
Just looking at your smartphone makes you less intelligent. Smartphones have a “butterfly brain effect” on users that can cause mental blunders. The effect is measurable even when the phones are switched off, and is worse for those who are more dependent on their mobiles.
(Happy toddler with Smartphone)
People who had their phones on the desk recorded a 10 per cent lower score than those who left them in a different room on operational span tasks, which measures working memory and focus. Those who kept their phones further out of sight in their pockets or their bags scored only slightly better than when phones were placed on desks.
The researchers found that the negative effect of having a phone within eyeshot was significantly greater among those who said they were dependent on their smartphones. Participants who had expressed sympathy with phrases such as “I would have trouble getting through a normal day without my cellphone” and “using my cellphone makes me feel happy” performed as well as others when their phone was in a different room, but worse when it was placed on their desk.
The study also found reaction speeds to be affected, with students who had their phone on the desk responding more sluggishly in high-pace tests.
It even found that phones can even distract users even when they are turned off and placed face down. Those with phones outside of the room “slightly outperformed” those with switched off devices.
The mere presence of smartphones damages cognitive capacity – even when the device is turned off. This is proof that there’s both a physical and a non-physical element to the destructive nature of these devices. I think it’s quite clear that they invite demonic incursion.
There is a significant relationship between Problematic Cell Phone Use and alcohol abuse.
There is a significant multiplicative interactive effect of phone addiction and depressive symptoms with alcohol use.
Distilled Alcohol is euphemistically referred to as “spirits” because it quite clearly invites demonic incursion. I learned that nugget from Don Croft. One of those things they don’t teach you in school.
Loren Brichter, who in 2009 designed the pull-to-refresh feature now used by many apps, said “Smartphones are useful tools, but they’re addictive. I regret the downsides.”
Chris Marcellino, who was hired by Apple to work on the iPhone in his early 20’s, is now in the final stages of retraining to be a neurosurgeon. He stresses he is no expert on addiction, but says he has picked up enough in his medical training to know that technologies can affect the same neurological pathways as gambling and drug use. “These are the same circuits that make people seek out food, comfort, heat, sex,” he says.
The mean-spirited Western materialist plays that there’s no spiritual element to the phenomenon, but rather “it’s a wiring thing”. It’s where the Tech magazine “Wired” takes it’s name from. As if your car’s wiring harness could “get broken in certain ways”.
In February 2015, a Chinese teenager chopped off their own hand in an attempt to cure their Internet addiction.
“Addiction” is a demon that is invited in. Sometimes those addiction demons are minor, and at others they are major.
(Jim Carrey as the Riddler in “Batman Forever”, 1995 - he’s taking in the brain waves his purpose-built set-top box has stolen from unwitting television viewers. They’re kidding, kidding!)
(The Internet in 1995)
“The shadow of that hyddeous strength, sax myle and more it is of length”
From “Ane Dialog”, by Sir David Lyndsay, describing the Tower of Babel, 1555 (The quote introduces C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength”, from 1945)
But suddenly the mirror went altogether dark, as dark as if a hole had opened in the world of sight, and Frodo looked into emptiness. In the black abyss there appeared a single Eye that slowly grew, until it filled nearly all the Mirror. So terrible was it that Frodo stood rooted, unable to cry out or to withdraw his gaze. The Eye was rimmed with fire, but was itself glazed, yellow as a cat’s, watchful and intent, and the black slit of its pupil opened on a pit, a window into nothing.
Then the Eye began to rove, searching this way and that; and Frodo knew with certainty and horror that among the many things that it sought he himself was one. But he also knew that it could not see him - not yet, not unless he willed it. The Ring that hung upon its chain about his neck grew heavy, heavier than a great stone, and his head was dragged downwards. The Mirror seemed to be growing hot and curls of steam were rising from the water. He was slipping forward…
‘I know what it is you last saw,’ she said; ‘for that is also in my mind. do not be afraid! But do not think that only by singing amid the trees, nor even by the slender arrows of elvenbows, is this land of Lothlórien maintained and defended against the Enemy. I say to you, Frodo, that even as I speak to you, I perceive the Dark Lord and know his mind, or all his mind that concerns the Elves. And he gropes ever to see me and my thought. But still the door is closed!’
From “The Fellowship of the Ring”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
“He thought of the telescreen with its never-sleeping ear. They could spy upon you night and day, but if you kept your head you could still outwit them. With all their cleverness they had never mastered the secret of finding out what another human being was thinking. . . . Facts, at any rate, could not be kept hidden. They could be tracked down by inquiry, they could be squeezed out of you by torture. But if the object was not to stay alive but to stay human, what difference did it ultimately make? They could not alter your feelings; for that matter you could not alter them yourself, even if you wanted to. They could lay bare in the utmost detail everything that you had done or said or thought; but the inner heart, whose workings were mysterious even to yourself, remained impregnable.”
From “1984”, by George Orwell, 1949
“Now the Elves made many rings; but secretly Sauron made One Ring to rule all the others, and their power was bound up with it, to be subject wholly to it and to last only so long as it too should last. And much of the strength and will of Sauron passed into that One Ring; for the power of the Elven-rings was very great, and that which should govern them must be a thing of surpassing potency; and Sauron forged it in the Mountain of Fire in the Land of Shadow. And while he wore the One Ring he could perceive all the things that were done by means of the lesser rings, and he could see and govern the very thoughts of those that wore them.”
From “The Silmarillion”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, 1977
(Zombie Apocalypse - What we think it looks like, e.g. blood covered zombies lurching down a street, versus what it really looks like, e.g. four self-absorbed youths on their smartphones)
Zombie - noun - 1. a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human flesh.
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A person who is or appears lifeless, apathetic, or completely unresponsive to their surroundings.
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Philosophy - a hypothetical being that responds to stimulus as a person would but that does not experience consciousness.
4, A computer controlled by another person without the owner’s knowledge and used for sending spam or other illegal or illicit activities.
Your so-called “smart” phone makes you a zombie.
That’s why an article on the accurately-named scarymommy.com from May 2019 said “I Don’t Want To Be A Smartphone Zombie Anymore”.
CREEPY
Creepy – adjective (informal) - Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
Wikipedia: The state of creepiness has been associated with “feeling scared, nervous, anxious or worried”, “awkward or uncomfortable”, “vulnerable or violated” in a study conducted by Watt et al. [6]:61 This state arises in the presence of a creepy element, which can be an individual or, as recently observed, new technologies.
The word goes back to Old Engl. crēopel and its doublet crypel (with y by umlaut from u, as in crupon, above). Obviously, in the remote past, creep had a broader meaning than it has today. Eorþcrypel meant “paralyzed person” (eorþ “earth”), someone unable to rise from the “earth.”
In July 2018, androidtech.com said “Creepy tech: Samsung phones are randomly sending users’ photos to contacts.”
In July 2018, rd.com said “Creepy Things Your Smartphone Knows About You”.
In September 2018, cnet.com said “10 years later, Google still has the creepy ability to remotely control a phone.”
In December 2018, the U.K.’s Sun said “Google and Apple selling creepy apps that let your lover spy on you, monitor your calls and search your internet history”.
In January 2019, detroitnews.com said “Home devices are getting smarter, creepier”.
January 2019, apnews.com said “Home Items Are Getting Smarter And Creepier, Like It Or Not”
(Twin girls from “The Shining”, 1980)
(Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams in “The Addams Family”, 1991)
AWESOME
In August 2015, buzzfeed.com said “This Is Why Resting Bitch Face Is Totally Awesome”.
Awesome - adverb - 1. Scottish. In a manner which arouses or inspires awe; in a fearsome or horrifying way. Cf. awfully adv. 1 Obsolete.
(Actress Emma Watson’s Resting Bitch Face)
(Actress Anna Kendrick’s Resting Bitch Face)
Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment."
From “The Silmarillion”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, 1977
TECHNOLOGY IS ADDICTIVE - AND WOMEN ARE MORE ADDICTED TO TECHNOLOGY THAN MEN
“Demons are like obedient dogs; they come when they are called.”
- Remy de Gourmont
The prevalence rate of internet addiction among 1,100 mostly female Taiwanese polled was 10.6 percent. The addiction rate among females is 150% higher than that of males.
34% of teen girls ages 14-17 say they mostly go online using their cell phone, 10 percent higher than teen boys the same age. This is notable since boys and girls are equally likely to be smartphone owners.
Female college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cell phones, while male students spend nearly eight. Since the deadly effects of non-ionizing radiation are cumulative and dose dependent, those extra two hours are bell ringers, as you will see.
54% of US teens are addicted to their smartphones. The addiction rate among females is 150% higher than that of males.
Female college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cell phones, while male students spend nearly eight. Thus female college students spent 25% more time each day on their phones.
The number of mobile phone addicts increased 123% between March 2013 and March 2014. The increase was 10% higher among women than among men.
34% of teen girls ages 14-17 say they mostly go online using their cell phone, 10 percent higher than teen boys the same age. This is notable since boys and girls are equally likely to be smartphone owners.
The words “mystery”, “baffled” and “puzzled” are memes, used, among numerous similar variants, whenever anyone in the wholly-controlled-and-coopted Political, Academic, Scientific and Media establishments wants to lie about, well, basically anything. One of those variants is “unsure”. That’s why an article from April 2013 said that “researchers are still unsure why girls go online on their phones more than boys do”.
The prevalence rate of internet addiction among 1,100 mostly female Taiwanese polled was 10.6 percent.
Gender and five personality domains could significantly predict 13.5% of the scores on the Mobile Phone Problem Usage Scale [F(6,497) = 13.00, P < 0.001]. “Females, high extraverts, high neurotics, and low open-minded are liable to score higher on the scale [Table 2].”
The author of the article averred “One note of caution: It’s important to remember that Roberts’ study shows that most people who are “addicted” to their cell phones are primarily using them as a way to stay connected to other people. In a 2013 blog post for Psychology Today, psychology professor Ira Hyman, Ph.D., writes that researchers may just be observing the rise of a new norm in social interaction: immediate, hyper-connected and here to stay.
“Feeling a need to be socially connected hardly seems like an addiction to me,” Hyman writes.
An article from September 2014 said “Men sent the same amount of emails as women but spent less time doing so. Roberts said this indicated that men were sending “shorter, more utilitarian messages than their female counterparts.”
In 2014, 10% of U.S. adolescents were addicted to their phones. The addiction rate among females was 150% higher than among males. Just two years later, in 2016, 50% of U.S. teens felt addicted to their phones.
In a Chinese study from 2014, 21.3% of smart phone users were found to be addicted to their phones.
In 2016, a Chinese teenager tied her mother to a chair and starved her to death in revenge for sending her to an internet addiction boot camp.
The number of women who use their phones more than 6 hours a day is twice that of men who did the same.
In December 2015 “Females were reported to score higher on the problematic mobile phone use scale (Takao et al., 2009).”
TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SUICIDE: THE DATA
Chinese college students who used their smartphones for five hours or more a day had a rate of suicidal ideation 260% greater, or heading toward quadruple that of those using their phones less than five hours per day.
The rate of suicidal ideation is 184% greater, or almost triple among those who use technology five hours per day versus those who use technology two hours per day (71% vs. 25%)
Every 1% increase in Facebook “likes clicked” (clicking “like” on someone else’s content), “links clicked” (clicking a link to another site or article), or “status updates” (updating one’s own Facebook status) was associated with a decrease of 5%-8% decrease in self-reported mental health.
The smartphone addiction rate among females is 150% higher than that of males.
The number of women who use their phones more than 6 hours a day is twice that of men who did the same.
Teenagers who spend 5 hours a day on electronic devices are 71% more likely to have suicide risk factors than those with one-hour use. And It was the time spent on the device, not the content, that mattered most.
Web-addicted individuals have a 65% higher rate of psychiatric morbidity.
54% of US teens are addicted to their smartphones.
The suicide rate in the ten highest smart phone penetration nations is 50% higher than that in ten lowest smart phone penetration nations.
Internet addicts have a 47% higher rate of suicidal thoughts within a week.
34% of teen girls ages 14-17 say they mostly go online using their cell phone, 10 percent higher than teen boys the same age. This is notable since boys and girls are equally likely to be smartphone owners.
25% of students who used social media for more than two hours per day reported suicidal ideation.
Female college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cell phones, while male students spend nearly eight. Thus female college students spent 25% more time each day on their phones. Since the deadly effects of non-ionizing radiation are cumulative and dose dependent, those extra two hours are bell ringers, as you will see.
Internet addicts have a 23% higher rate of lifetime suicide attempts.
20% of smart phone users will become addicted and have serious behavioral problems.
The prevalence rate of internet addiction among 1,100 mostly female Taiwanese polled was 10.6%.
Internet addicts have a 5% higher rate of suicide attempts within a year.
Excess smartphone and social media use are linked to mental distress and suicide risk.
Newsweek said “Two Hours of Social Media a Day Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens”.
You can see how the rate of suicidal ideation increases with hours of use, from 25% at two hours a day, up to 71% at five hours a day.
The highest smartphone penetration nation in the world, South Korea, has the worlds highest suicide rate among females and the third highest suicide rate in the wold among males. Berkeley.edu said “For years, social scientists have puzzled over why this economically successful state has such startlingly high suicide rates.” Salon.com said it was because of “cultural mores”.
Online gaming, MSN, online searching for information, and online studying are all associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation.
Online gaming, chatting, watching movies, shopping, and gambling are all associated with an increased risk of suicide.
Internet-addicted adolescents have higher risks of suicidal ideation and attempts than those without.
Internet addiction is significantly associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
Adolescents who spend more time on electronic communication and screens (e.g., social media, the Internet, texting, gaming) and less time on nonscreen activities (e.g., in-person social interaction, sports/exercise, homework, attending religious services) have lower psychological well-being.
Adolescents spending a small amount of time on electronic communication are the happiest.
Psychological well-being was lower in years when adolescents spent more time on screens and higher in years when they spent more time on nonscreen activities, with changes in activities generally preceding declines in well-being.
Cyclical economic indicators such as unemployment were not significantly correlated with well-being, suggesting that the Great Recession was not the cause of the decrease in psychological well-being, which may instead be at least partially due to the rapid adoption of smartphones and the subsequent shift in adolescents’ time use.
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