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I was in subway today which I don't do everyday and what amused me was that 9 out of 10 people were looking at their cell-phones. This is a relatively new thing
by galaxyLogic 7y ago
I was in subway today which I don't do everyday and what amused me was that 9 out of 10 people were looking at their cell-phones. This is a relatively new thing, everybody has their cellphone now and it is not just for making calls. Let's say in some way those 9 people looking at their cell-phone are learning something from it. Isn't that growth in education? Enormous growth in education.
- WWLink 7y agoAdmittedly, back in the day if you got on a bus or train, everyone was reading books, magazines, and newspapers anyway.
- galaxyLogic 7y agoTrue. The difference is that now they have an interactive device to play with
- scottlocklin 7y agoFrom where I'm sitting: cell phone zombies aren't learning a damn thing. Unless you count staring at online ads as "education."
- galaxyLogic 7y agoIt is hard to know how much if anything they are learning but I think there is a good chance that they are learning more than if they did not have a cell-phone. In a sense even reading adds is "learning", you learn about new products that are out there and where to get them for what price. At least you are learning that someone is advertising such a product. How useful that is, is of course a different question.
- scottlocklin 7y agoI dunno man, I used to see people reading books on trains. Pretty sure that's learning more than "reading" tinder or playing candy crush.