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Please avoid commenting without first reading the article. > If we want a break, why not turn off our phones? > “Does anyone do that?” Morenstein
by _wmd 8y ago
Please avoid commenting without first reading the article.
> If we want a break, why not turn off our phones?
> “Does anyone do that?” Morenstein asks.
> What about tossing our phones into a shoe box?
> “Maybe it’s too easy an answer,” Cronan suggests. “This approach was
> about having a certain presence.”
> In fact, Cronan and Morenstein set out to add a ceremonial aspect to
> disconnecting. From opening the heavy lid to placing your phone in the
> cradle, each analog movement becomes an intentional affirmation of the
> digital sacrifice you are about to make. To complete the gesture, close
> the box and encapsulate the device.
- scoggs 8y agoI read the article first then checked the comments here and I still feel that way. I highly doubt I'm alone.
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- ktosobcy 8y ago> "does anyone do that?" I do. And I find myself doing it more and more often... also - I'm missing more and more having control over when I'm available and when I'm not - 'always online' seemed great but in recent months I noticed that its a actually hellish experience if you want to get things done and you somewhat rely on your phone - you can't just disable chats so you could either disable Internet altogether (but you may need it) or sounds / vibrations (but you may rely on notifications from other applications)
- kjullien 8y ago"You can't just turn your phone off or get a dumb phone, you need a ritualized sarcophagus to bolster your decaying willpower." still stands 100% true though. The fact they accord so much importance to a tool is beyond moronic. "Ooh I can't stop using my new Shamwow ! I'm so addicted to it I need to lock it in a concrete box at night because I could simply never let it down..."
- scoggs 8y ago> The fact they accord so much importance to a tool is beyond moronic. There's definitely a part of me that thinks this product may be some sort of Thomasson's HyperArt Product / Thought Experiment-type thing. And I'm only calling it that because I'm not sure if there is a better term for a product that is created simply to see how many people will purchase a [mostly] useless, overpriced, redundant product [accessory])? And a semi-aside: Maybe it was just a[n] (sort of) experiment on Kanye's (or his team's) part to sell $120.00 plain white t-shirts to see how many fans would buy them as if they were a premium product. The "Airplane Mode: Concrete Box" seems more along the lines of Kanye's $120.00 T-Shirt than any of Thomasson's HyperArt Product-type installations / things. Just some useless musings.