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Before a smartphone, it was a TV. People would turn on the TV and ignore each other just as much as they do now with smartphones, it's just smartphones has made
by cableshaft 10y ago
Before a smartphone, it was a TV. People would turn on the TV and ignore each other just as much as they do now with smartphones, it's just smartphones has made it more portable.
That being said, as an introvert, I also agree that it helps me in social situations not to always have to be communicate with people.
- Bartweiss 10y agoHaving seen people try to talk across laptop screens and across smartphones, there are definitely some settings where the rise of smartphones encourages socialization. It's definitely a tool for introverts, but I hardly ever see phones get in the way of what would otherwise be a fluid, enjoyable conversation. That claim feels more like techphobia than anything, because avoiding awkward, forced conversation is neither novel nor a clear problem.