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> I would normally be required to go outdoors to connect with them without a cell phone. Forgive me for being a pedant and a devil's advocate, but would you _r
by bastawhiz 9y ago
> I would normally be required to go outdoors to connect with them without a cell phone.
Forgive me for being a pedant and a devil's advocate, but would you _really_ otherwise be going outside to spend time with people, and in such a capacity that cell phone use could replace it?
When I think of "spending time outside with people," I think, "afternoon in the park" or "at a restaurant or cafe on a patio" or "hiking." I can't think of any outdoor activities with other people that would otherwise could be supplanted by cell phone use. Playing the Facebook messenger basketball isn't going to replace a walk with a friend.
- yomly 9y agoMy understanding is that myopia onset is linked with natural light exposure in preteen-adolescent years. While there is always going to be some segment of people who stay in (who are likely overrepresented on HN) there would have been plenty of children playing sports or playing in dirt who nowadays are on their mobiles, probably indoors because the sun glares the screen.
- inetknght 9y ago> would you _really_ otherwise be going outside to spend time with people, and in such a capacity that cell phone use could replace it? I spent quite a healthy childhood being outdoors. That mostly stopped when I became addicted to computers and electronics. Without them I'd be outdoors again.