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> iPhones while they're on the bus Writing books on iphones? Seriously, that's neither beneficial nor effective -- smartphones might be changing the world but

> iPhones while they're on the bus Writing books on iphones? Seriously, that's neither beneficial nor effective -- smartphones might be changing the world but certainly not because it's helping people write books. > A third of divorce filings in the United States contain the word Facebook. Do you have a link for this statistic? Do 90% of divorce filings also contain the word `cheated`? And would they have contained `journal` or `letter` 70 years ago in as much as they cite email or cellphones? The medium of expression is changing but that's not the same as `world-changing` not to say they aren't linked, but surely divorce is a terrible example.

3pt14159 11y ago
> Writing books on iphones? Yes. Over 75% of the writing on Wattpad happens on a mobile device. I know. I find it crazy too. > Do you have a link for this statistic? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-relationship-status/story?id=16406245 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-relationship-statu... How is divorce a terrible example? What is more impactful to someone's life than ending their closest lifelong relationship?
- forgotpwtomain 11y ago
  > Yes. Over 75% of the writing on Wattpad happens on a mobile device. I know. I find it crazy too. Ok let's be clear, I don't know what wattpad is -- but how many books worth a damn are written on smartphones, I wager << 1%. > How is divorce a terrible example? What is more impactful to someone's life than ending their closest lifelong relationship? Because facebook has nothing to do with that based on the information you've cited. Yes people get divorced, there are usually deep-seated reasons for that,if the cat, the dog, the kids, their friends, their letters, or their facebook are mentioned amongst thousands of words of the filings does not in anyway say something about the particular significance of those factors. I think you'd be completely stupid to insist facebook is a cause rather than a medium amongst these.

3pt14159 11y ago

> Writing books on iphones? Yes. Over 75% of the writing on Wattpad happens on a mobile device. I know. I find it crazy too. > Do you have a link for this statistic? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-relationship-status/story?id=16406245 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-relationship-statu... How is divorce a terrible example? What is more impactful to someone's life than ending their closest lifelong relationship?

forgotpwtomain 11y ago
> Yes. Over 75% of the writing on Wattpad happens on a mobile device. I know. I find it crazy too. Ok let's be clear, I don't know what wattpad is -- but how many books worth a damn are written on smartphones, I wager << 1%. > How is divorce a terrible example? What is more impactful to someone's life than ending their closest lifelong relationship? Because facebook has nothing to do with that based on the information you've cited. Yes people get divorced, there are usually deep-seated reasons for that,if the cat, the dog, the kids, their friends, their letters, or their facebook are mentioned amongst thousands of words of the filings does not in anyway say something about the particular significance of those factors. I think you'd be completely stupid to insist facebook is a cause rather than a medium amongst these.