The SacconeJoly's

 Today I want to talk to you about YouTube videos. According to me, I must say that YouTube replaced TV. Except watching the news, I don’t turn it on anymore and I definitly won't miss it.

After all, it is true that we can find everything that we want on YouTube: funny videos, documentaries, rebroadcast programs, and there is also a new enthusiasm around YouTubers and podcasters.

It is precisely this side of YouTube that I'll talk to you and especially a YouTube channel: SACCONEJOLYs.  https://www.youtube.com/user/LeFloofTV

The concept is simple: shoot every day of daily life. That’s why it’s called " daily vlog " (“vlog” is the contraction between video and blog). Each video is published every day at regular time and lasts around 15 minutes.

We discover the life of an almost normal family: a young couple with two children Emilia, a little girl of 3 years-old and Eduardo a boy of 1 years-old... Not to mention the six dogs of the family.

So every day, we follow the new adventures of this family.

One wonders whether what is the interest of this kind of videos? I honestly do not know! I only know that it distracts me for a few minutes and I often smile because the children are funny.

Furthermore, since this is an English family, I like thinking that I do not lose my time and I progress in English. Moreover, they use informal language that is more common for us than the one of Dr.House, for example.

In a way, we can say that it is a new kind of reality show, less mind numbing than the one on the TV. But I understand that some people remain quite sceptical about these videos. In the end, this family gives a lot of its private life on all the Internet. We may also ask ourselves if exhibiting children, so young, on the web can be harmful for them? They certainly did not realize that the whole world can see them and especially judging them. They probably did not have a choice either to be film everyday and I wonder if this will have consequences for their future.

I'll ask you one last question, which seems to be essential to me: Do you think that this family really enjoy every moment? Filming every moment of life seems invasive, gruelling and above all out of touch with the real world.

Study drugs

!! WARNING !! This content is for a well-informed public.

Have you ever seen the movie Limitless ? The story is about a man who manages to develop cognitive faculties in few minutes by taking simple pills. Then it  improves his perceptions, his memory and his reasoning capacity. It seems to me too good to be true! And yet ...

... What if reality catches up fiction!

It is by loosing myself  in the maze of youtube that I find out a serious documentary  about drugs which may increase mental skills among students. My curiosity pushed me to press the play button and that is what I discovered:

The "study drug" is a phenomenon that affects the United States for some years. Indeed, taking drugs in American universities is becoming ordinary and common, even more a "necessity" sometimes. A study lead by The New York Times revealed that 1.5 % to 35 % of students use medecines to improve their academic performance.

Usually these "drugs" are  prescribed by psychiatrists to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thus , there are many drugs on the market such as Ritalin , Adderall or Vyvanse , which are amphetamines and other psychotropic drugs.

So why do "healthy students "  consume drugs they are not supposed to ?

In theory, these « smart »  drugs would  improve focus, to work more than 20 hours in a row without tiredness, stimulate memory and consequently to optimize learning process, by staying awake and fighting against distractions. Therefore, it is a usefull and effective solution to get better grades.

Mostly, this practice is widespread in the most prestigious and competitive universities. Acutally, 1 student out of 5 would consume these drugs on a regular basis to stand out and be amongthe best.

We can understand that these drugs are commonplace and are compared to energizing drinks or coffee. Moreover, since these drugs are producted by pharmacists they look like they are safe for health.

However, there are many side effects that can be devastating . For example, there are physical addiction, headaches , nervousness, insomnia , anxiety, depression , confusion, memory trouble, important mood swings.

So do you think taking these drugs is worth a try?