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5G fact or fiction?

Greum

Greum

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What do peeps make of some of the scare stories about 5G?

I watched the following vid this morning
with a mixture of awe and disbelief.

Seems to me it will take a long time to roll out 5G even in big cities given the number of masts that are likely to be required.
 
I may watch that video, but I've had concerns for some time about possible harmful effects of 5G. I have no evidence to support that, but the number of masts required, bombarding us with high frequency microwaves does worry me a bit.
 
Of course I have to ask, who produced that video? Is it an anti-5G pressure group? If so, I would like to see some balance.
Good thread though. I think we should have the discussion.
 
The question isn't the number of basestations but the energy flux you are exposed to. Of course there's also the matter that microwave energy is non-ionising, so the only known mechanism for causing health effects (as opposed to hypothetical mechanisms from the flat Earth and crystal healing brigade) is heating, and I'll be amazed if the fluxes come close to those of visible light.

I've not watched the video, but I've seen plenty of material from people who claim that WiFi or 2G cellphone signals are dangerous, and there's a lot of wooly thinking (e.g. people protesting against phone masts near schools with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths) and people trying to make a quick buck (selling junk "devices" to measure "radiation" or protect you from the effects) going on in that department. And most of that stuff pre-dates the current post-truth internet. So my default position is to be suspicious of videos like this.

But one thing I'm certain of is that in terms of health effects 5G is a much smaller concern than living in an environment where internal combustion engines are used (because of both the pollutants you breath and the climate problems they contribute to). Or where foodstuffs are allowed to be bulked out with sugar and fat, where tobacco and alcohol are not only available but promoted, where antibiotics are routinely fed to livestock (promoting drug resistance in the name of a quicker buck), where similar videos convince the fearful and scientifically-illiterate that their kids should not be vaccinated, etc. If these people had a proper sense of priorities there are many bigger issues to address.
 
give me 5G and i'll be more then happy to bask in all of its glory. screw cancer!!!!!!! i want my device to be amazing. if i go out in a blaze of glory then so be it. BUT I WANT MY 5G!!!!!!!!!

edit: but i'll wait until it is everywhere and a device that has all of the kinks worked out of it.

edit:edit: i'll also will wait until the price drops for the device.....LOL
 
Trees in sufficient numbers defeat all cellular signals. They're just big towers of water, after all.

Anyway 5G phones are a sideshow. What they really want it for is the "internet of things", where every appliance will be reporting your activities to an unaccountable and under-regulated corporation. Can't say I've seen any real benefit to me from that.
 
Hadron said:
What they really want it for is the "internet of things"
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Well "they" may want it, but I certainly don't. My life isn't complicated enough to require me to control my central heating remotely, or have my fridge automatically talk to my toaster and organise an order of bread and butter.
Jesus, where does this end? Before long we'll all be vegetating on the sofa, watching endless Netflix boxsets, and having Amazon cater for our every need.
Here's an idea, let's cut all this connectivity crap and convenience, and get the hell outside for some exercise! :p
 
LV426 said:
Well "they" may want it, but I certainly don't. My life isn't complicated enough to require me to control my central heating remotely, or have my fridge automatically talk to my toaster and organise an order of bread and butter.
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It's just the next step in surveillance capitalism. If they can learn how you use your heating, what you keep in your fridge and for how long, etc, that will help them direct your spending.

Welcome to the matrix.
 
LV426 said:
Jesus, where does this end? Before long we'll all be vegetating on the sofa, watching endless Netflix boxsets, and having Amazon cater for our every need.
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I hear you! I've consciously chosen NOT to partake of certain modern 'conveniences' because I think they're ridiculous, unnecessary, and/or too invasive.

For example, you'll find no Alexa in my house.

When I bought a new washing machine recently, it was hard, but I found one that's mechanical, with no 'talks to your smartphone' features.

My 15-year-old refrigerator is hinting at being on its last legs. It will be a challenge to find a high-quality replacement WITHOUT features like alerting my phone when I'm low on ketchup. (What about the new bottle waiting in the pantry?!) :rolleyes:

Don't get me wrong--I love being able to do certain things online that used to be a physical chore. For instance, I strongly prefer paying bills via Bank of America's bill pay over the old-fashioned way. That involved writing checks, buying stamps, mailing each check and payment stub, etc.

I just think it's all gone too far.
 
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