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I've stopped using smartphones 'cause started to feel yourself like "Walking dead" personage: public transport, stores, streets - many people like zombies watch

I've stopped using smartphones 'cause started to feel yourself like "Walking dead" personage: public transport, stores, streets - many people like zombies watching inside their screens. This is really scaring. And of course the one of the biggest factors of loneliness epidemic around the world.

onion2k 7y ago
And of course the one of the biggest factors of loneliness epidemic around the world. Are people lonely because they're using their phones more, or do they use their phones more because they're lonely?
- paulcarroty 7y ago
  It's the magic circle: social services creates a fake reality with fake hyper social activity, then people starts to use it more&more.
TeMPOraL 7y ago
And I keep repeating: with the proliferation of IMs, those "zombies watching inside their screens" are likely engaged in a much richer social life than the generations before them. Smartphones and the Internet removed the impact of space and diminished the impact of time on communication. What do you think these "zombies" are doing with their screens? In a big part, they're talking to other people! Also, the obligatory photo: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4MP2HQ.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4....
- Kye 7y ago
  I can't even imagine having the conversations I have on social media with the people around me. Talking animals discussing kink gear at Pride. Julián Castro acknowledging trans people at the debate. Getting help and sharing information on a piece of software made by people on the other side of the continent (or planet). The rights of androids and holograms. How do I even find a common language with people whose main activities are poker, racing, and sports? These are all fine activities, but I always want to go off and do anything else when I try to socialize locally. We don't click. It's not like I was more interested in them before I had an always-on internet connection. Social media and the internet in general gave me an outlet and community for the things I was drawn to before the internet entered the picture. There aren't many people around here who would get this joke: https://snouts.online/@Kye/102329949919207919 https://snouts.online/@Kye/102329949919207919

onion2k 7y ago

And of course the one of the biggest factors of loneliness epidemic around the world. Are people lonely because they're using their phones more, or do they use their phones more because they're lonely?

paulcarroty 7y ago
It's the magic circle: social services creates a fake reality with fake hyper social activity, then people starts to use it more&more.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

And I keep repeating: with the proliferation of IMs, those "zombies watching inside their screens" are likely engaged in a much richer social life than the generations before them. Smartphones and the Internet removed the impact of space and diminished the impact of time on communication. What do you think these "zombies" are doing with their screens? In a big part, they're talking to other people! Also, the obligatory photo: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4MP2HQ.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*U36hBj8i-C7JJJxS4....

Kye 7y ago
I can't even imagine having the conversations I have on social media with the people around me. Talking animals discussing kink gear at Pride. Julián Castro acknowledging trans people at the debate. Getting help and sharing information on a piece of software made by people on the other side of the continent (or planet). The rights of androids and holograms. How do I even find a common language with people whose main activities are poker, racing, and sports? These are all fine activities, but I always want to go off and do anything else when I try to socialize locally. We don't click. It's not like I was more interested in them before I had an always-on internet connection. Social media and the internet in general gave me an outlet and community for the things I was drawn to before the internet entered the picture. There aren't many people around here who would get this joke: https://snouts.online/@Kye/102329949919207919 https://snouts.online/@Kye/102329949919207919