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I call survivor bias. Books without action can render useless. TV can consume countless hours and does eat lives. Smartphones are the same, but more so. We mu
by kardianos 6y ago
I call survivor bias.
Books without action can render useless. TV can consume countless hours and does eat lives. Smartphones are the same, but more so.
We must recognize the danger all these thing. Information without physical action is a danger.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoTaken to an extreme simply talking to--and visiting--friends a lot can be considered a useless waste. For example, loitering is forbidden in many retail places yet it's become culturally accepted use of indoor malls for teenagers (pre-COVID). Life requires balance. And everyone gets to decide what they do with their down time.
- Ericson2314 6y agoLoitering is a better use of land than metastasized retail. Anti-loitering is a fucked up policy on so many levels. being synchronously social with other human beings is easily the last bad part of malls and phones.
- AlexandrB 6y agoLoitering laws are pure bullshit that's used selectively to get "undesirable elements" away from commercial areas. Be they teenagers, the poor, or - back in the day - certain races.
- rvense 6y agoAs the graffiti says: "Homeless, go home!"