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So the video was meant to be hyperbole - but it was really an exploration of how we interact already. Go to any bus station and you'll see that exact scene, ex

So the video was meant to be hyperbole - but it was really an exploration of how we interact already. Go to any bus station and you'll see that exact scene, except no one is interacting with the people around them. But they are definitely all on their phones. The idea is that the move "into our devices" is inevitable so why not admit that and try to create real-world interactions that support this behavior?

alttab 16y ago
Because "support that behavior" is undermining true social interaction. Just because we technologically can doesn't mean we technologically should. But that is a matter of opinion. As people with strong technology backgrounds we are usually the first to say that it is the answer to some daily pain or a solution to a problem. But technology can't replace everything - and true face-to-face interpersonal relationships I believe is one of them. "Moving into devices" is a real-world cop-out. We tune into Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and HN to a degree more than we should and that becomes our reality more than the real world. If we started i-chatting with people we could, with less mental effort, talk to like humans have been for thousands of years we may actually learn something we didn't search for.