I hope I don't come across as a luddite. I am still a very much a believer in technology but I have become much more appriciative of well proven old school ideas. New is not always better. I see the same with books. I have become astonsihed at times by how well written some really old book are compared to more modern books covering the same subject.

I am actually not concerned with the my kids imagination and creativity due to iPads and computers. Quite the contrary. Not my worries are at a far more basic level. It is about addiction, happiness and balance and the ability to concentrate.

In notice with myself that I hardly ever read anything at the length of a book anymore. I have less patience with movies. Stories online and youtube give these quick fixes.

I think I was happier when the world was more physical. Netflix, iTunes etc are extremly convenient, but I quite miss the time physically going to a video store and browsing the shelves.

And as I have mentioned myself, the cat is out of the bag. It is hard to turn the clock back. But I might like to see more regulations, and creating an awareness for parents.

This is much like we in the west needed to learn to eath healthy. People of former times did not really have to worry about getting overweight or eating too much meat. Just like there is a movement today to promote healthier eating and offering healthier food choices, we might need something similar in the digital age.

A movement for a healthier digital living. Just as we built bike paths and labeled food on harmful content, perhaps digital content need to be labeled as well. Just like we tried to limit sugar, salt etc additives we should probably also attempt to limit addictive content, as well as teach people how to deal with it.

We teach kids to stay away from drugs, but we don't really teach them to stay away from addictive games. I have been quite careful to try to avoid addictive games for my kids. I have actually been less concerned with degree of violence and adult content, and far more cautious about the addictive nature of the game.

I learned that from watching all those people playing World of Warcraft destroy their lives. I knew people who basically never left their room. Their health deteriorated. They failed their exams.