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> The hardest part of doing nothing is learning to live with all the people who can't. Very true. Network effect doesn't only have effects online. I've missed
by superkuh 8y ago
> The hardest part of doing nothing is learning to live with all the people who can't.
Very true. Network effect doesn't only have effects online. I've missed out on quite a bit of real life socialization (friends, community, and business) because I never signed up for Facebook and refuse to carry a cell phone.
At least in the last few years people are coming around on Facebook but I still get weird responses to not carrying a cell phone.
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- threwawasy1228 8y agoI think the more annoying part is being out in public, there is a vast decline in basic human interaction in places that are meant specifically for that purpose even. It is much harder to meet new people at a bar for example than it was even 5 years ago. The difference is dramatic. How are you supposed to meet strangers and have interesting conversation when they won't look up long enough to see that you are attempting to make eye contact with them?
- sizzle 8y agoQuite frankly, I wouldn't want to meet those people. I'm looking for the ones that do the opposite, greet you with a smile and can hold a conversation about anything effortlessly.
- jvagner 8y agoIf those people are having a moment, and not to be dismissed out of hand because in their moment they happen to be staring at their phone, it can be a lost opportunity. Recently, I've observed that you're more likely to meet someone, and end up in a long conversation, close to the point where either you, or they, show up. So, you could strike up a conversation with someone after sitting next to them for 30 minutes, each doing your own thing... but it's been my experience that when you show up, or when they show up, there's more of an incidental openness that can be exploited with a "hello" (or whatever suits the occasion).
- sizzle 8y agoAbsolutely and I am mindful of people not having their personal space or privacy invaded in public. This dynamic changes in a social setting however where the expectation is to socialize or be friendly to others.
- c0vfefe 8y agoThis also applies to meeting one's neighbors when moving houses.
- cylinder 8y agoI've also noticed a decline and people just seem unhappier and grumpy. I don't think it's the act of staring at a screen itself. It's the information coming from that screen. It's stressing people out and adding a huge amount of complexity to life.
- mark_l_watson 8y agoThat is why I use an Apple Watch. I can leave my cellphone at home, set the Apple Watch to ‘no alerts’, and just do a quick check for messages/emails once in a long while - when I want to. I can still make phone calls if I really need to. You would like the book ‘Digital Minimalism’.