Small Black Screens Are Your Only God Now

Small Black Screens Are Your Only God Now
Are we ignoring the demise of humanity that’s right in front of our faces?
Benjamin Sledge
·Follow
Published inOneZero
·
5 min read·
Jan 21, 2022
--
Photo: Artyom Kim/Unsplash
My mom let me watch two rated “R” movies well before people in the 1980s and 90s would have deemed my age appropriate. The first was Rambo, but that was because I was already watching the Saturday morning Rambo cartoon and playing the Nintendo video game. The second was…
--
--
Written by Benjamin Sledge
45K Followers
·Writer for OneZero
Multi-award winning author | Combat wounded veteran | Mental health specialist | Former geopolitical intel | Graphic designer | https://benjaminsledge.com
More from Benjamin Sledge and OneZero
Benjamin Sledge
in
Human Parts
In the Line of Fire: How My Best Friend’s Death Taught Me to Live
Facing survivor’s guilt, finding redemption, and learning to embrace life after the ultimate sacrifice
·8 min read·3 days ago
--
Jack Cohen
in
OneZero
Your iPhone Has A Hidden List of Every Location You’ve Been
It’s called the Significant Location list, and you probably didn’t know it existed
·5 min read·Feb 26, 2019
--
Owen Williams
in
OneZero
Don’t Put Your Work Email on Your Personal Phone
Mobile Device Management potentially gives your company the ability to spy on your location, your web browsing, and more
·5 min read·Jul 23, 2019
--
Benjamin Sledge
No One Has Addressed WHY Russia Invaded Ukraine (So I’ll Do It)
There are bigger reasons at play than an insane madman flexing power
·6 min read·Mar 1, 2022
--
See all from Benjamin Sledge
See all from OneZero
Recommended from Medium
Zulie Rane
in
The Startup
If You Want to Be a Creator, Delete All (But Two) Social Media Platforms
In October 2022, during the whole Elon Musk debacle, I finally deleted Twitter from my phone. Around the same time, I also logged out of…
·8 min read·Apr 19
--
Chris Newman
A Love Letter to Gen Z
From your Big Brother, an Older Millennial
·7 min read·Mar 10
--
Lists
What is ChatGPT?9 stories·57 saves
Good Product Thinking11 stories·62 saves
Business 10125 stories·61 saves
Staff Picks323 stories·82 saves
The PyCoach
in
Artificial Corner
You’re Using ChatGPT Wrong! Here’s How to Be Ahead of 99% of ChatGPT Users
Master ChatGPT by learning prompt engineering.
·7 min read·Mar 17
--
Alex Mathers
14 things I wish I knew at 25 (now that I’m 38)
I’m writing soon after my 38th birthday. It’s a time to reflect.
·4 min read·Dec 27, 2022
--
Unbecoming
10 Seconds That Ended My 20 Year Marriage
It’s August in Northern Virginia, hot and humid. I still haven’t showered from my morning trail run. I’m wearing my stay-at-home mom…
·4 min read·Feb 16, 2022
--
Aleid ter Weel
in
Better Advice
10 Things To Do In The Evening Instead Of Watching Netflix
Device-free habits to increase your productivity and happiness.
·5 min read·Feb 15, 2022
--
See more recommendations
Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Text to speech