Social media and the smart phone, have done irrefutable, widespread, severe damage.
Short attention spans, misinformation (those that usually talk about this are the most misinformed), the normalization of abhorrent and dysfunctional behavior, mass narcissism, people distracted and unaware of their environment, the need for constant entertainment.
The more time people spend on social media, the (((LESS))) informed they actually are.
Their head is merely filled with junk.
If we could get back to good clean porn everything would be alright.
Your words may be true for for western civilization but in Afghanistan they GOT NUTTIN’ I mean , really, nothinh!
You think everybody goes out to the movies when they want or go bowling or jogging or just have a good old time with friends at home sitting down with a beer or two?
You are seriously misinformed about life in Afghanistan.I suggest you start watching some documentaries independently filmed.Many you find on YTube and many under the travel section by those c who secured a precious visa to go in and report on the latest.
Taking away cell phones is the latest move made by complete idiots who do not understand anything but the implementation of even stricter prohibitions in the name of Islam .I remind you ,in the name of islam, not their “ god”.
Taking away cell phones in this manner and within the sector of these particular occupations seriously undermines the advancement of ANY type of social, technological and economic progress thete.
Let me tell you a little story... women aren’t allowed out even to shop w/o a male escort but I have seen women f together going to the market.I can’t find the reason for that.But generally speaking women are to remain home. Many Phave been seen looking out their windows on daily goings-on.
It was noticed by many religious zealots so an edict came down.
BRICK UP YOUR WINDOWS! It was duly noted and those households where women where seen to have been looking out their windows? Windows no more.
Personally, I don’t have a smart phone.I keep a low tech profile and use a flip fone for out going long distance calls.I have a landline which is for local calls only.
Your extremely one-sided tunnel visioned statement about phones may be true but it certainly doesn’t apply to Afghanistan but they need phones for social infrastructure.Its also undesirable their govt m may seevthem as hostile tech and subversive to islam.
This has nothing to do with the usual social media ills; the Taliban is not worried about people chasing after likes on Reddit.
Taliban wants smartphones gone so nobody can record and post real-time or rapid proof of the atrocities they intend to commit.