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"We are living in a strange time. We hide behind our devices, ignoring the people around us." So... a mobile app is the solution?
by woollysammoth 10y ago
"We are living in a strange time. We hide behind our devices, ignoring the people around us."
So... a mobile app is the solution?
- usefulcat 10y agoWhen all you have is a hammer..
- drostie 10y agoI mean, the people who have adopted Pokemon Go are now connecting with each other outside in their cities' public spaces, often reconnecting with old friends to go out together. I'm not sure this was intentional on the app designers' part (maybe "go outside" was, but the residual social effects of getting so popular so fast in combination with "go outside" probably wasn't so well-appreciated, since they deployed v. 1.0 as a mostly-egocentric game). There is the definite potential for a device to change the way we hide behind devices into an opportunity to meet people and connect.
- imissmyjuno 10y agoRight but don't criticize devices if your solution is to use a device?