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People in the future will probably view smartphone use/ the internet in general similar to how many people view television now: as an activity that is fun on oc
by cirgue 9y ago
People in the future will probably view smartphone use/ the internet in general similar to how many people view television now: as an activity that is fun on occasion, but is mostly a boring waste of time and generally bad for kids.
- TwelveNights 9y agoTelevision and smartphone/internet use are only comparable to some extent, though. Television had a much more limited amount of power compared to internet usage. You could clearly get by without a TV; it was just a convenience and a form of entertainment. The internet has had a lot more influence in our daily lives in contrast.
- photojosh 9y agoApparently the average adult watches 5 hours of TV a day. How the hell do you even fit that in? My social media is about an hour a day all up, and it still feels like too much... [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/business/media/nielsen-survey-media-viewing.html?mcubz=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/business/media/nielsen-su...
- david-cako 9y agoYeah this is fucking nutty to me. It's not like you can watch TV at work.
- david-cako 9y agoI don't know about this. Is HN, and much of the internet, not full of people who spend all their time absorbing information? TV is far more homogenous due to the high barrier to entry and pressure for it to appeal to the least common denominator 100% of the time.