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People have really been addicted to their phones. I see no other reason. All pointers ought to have to do something with the screen time of the average phone u

People have really been addicted to their phones. I see no other reason. All pointers ought to have to do something with the screen time of the average phone user. Gone are the days where people schedule for a tv show or an award show. They know that the highlights, bites and funny clips will be on Youtube in a few days or even the same day. Going forward, we could see tremendous loss of global productivity, just because young go-getters are wasting their time on phones. Every activity of a mobile phone users life is swinging around phone usage. Traveling to work, better take bus and watch a video on the way. Free time at work, catch up on facebook. Sitting on the toilet, what is an hour or so of browsing Reddit even after bowels are empty. The future is scary, lazy and unproductive.

erulabs 6y ago
Is the implication here that sitting to watch the entire award show would be... _more_ productive and _less_ lazy?
- kumarvvr 6y ago
  No definitely not productive and just as much waste of time. But the avenue for wasting time is limited to that 1 or 2 hours. But now, its 24/7 Basically, the distractions 10 years prior were limited. Now the distractions are in your face all the time, tempting and calling all the time.
- drewzero1 6y ago
  It definitely used to be easier to schedule around big shows and sports games. (That is, schedule a trip to the store or nice dinner somewhere while so many other people were watching TV.) I think some people just hate phones, and some of it may well be justified, but I don't see what's so unproductive about using your phone on the bus instead of just staring off into space like we used to. I used to stay up late to sit on the couch and watch SNL, now I can watch clips while doing dishes during the week and go to bed at a normal time. It's by definition a more productive use of my time, unless I allow myself to spend too much time scrolling looking for a video.
  - kumarvvr 6y ago
    >but I don't see what's so unproductive about using your phone on the bus instead of just staring off into space like we used to Personally, staring off into space allows the mind to wander into all sorts of thoughts and ideas. I personally feel that using a phone in this time is less productive than simply not doing anything, primarily because, the phone draws our mind into the contents of the phone. Sure, one can always argue that one can read or learn productive stuff on the phone, but it is more probable that the average joe spends time on FB or YT, more likely on useless entertainment.
oxymoran 6y ago
I don’t know. I agree that people are addicted to their phones. But if people still remotely cared about these sorts of things, they would watch and live tweet about it on their phone like they do for everything else. This show was on a Sunday evening when most people are home and relaxing. I think it’s more that Hollywood is not hiding it’s partisanship at all and is instead pushing their partisanship to the forefront which turns off half the country. As such, viewership has declined by roughly 50%.
Trasmatta 6y ago
We've had smartphones for over a decade now. I think we would have noticed by now if it had some huge impact on global productivity. I think phone addiction can be a problem for health, but I don't think there's been any evidence that they're destroying everyone's productivity.
JackMorgan 6y ago
This just sounds like the complaining of every older person since the dawn of time. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love... Such complaining disregards the fact that most humans are strongly driven to procreate, and thus present themselves as fit mates with jobs, status, income, and prestige. Humans are also driven to create, and will create beautiful art in the medium that best presents that art. We are also driven to explore, love, and experience life. These things are all alive and well in people who otherwise have and use a mobile phone daily. The empty mental calories of yesteryear were: gossip, tavern attendance, radio, fighting, plays, etc. Those weren't any "better" than mobile phones are today. Assuming that civilization is going to collapse because the empty mental calories are a little more accessible is a tad extreme. Finally, a relevant Simpson's: https://youtu.be/BGrfhsxxmdE?t=6 https://youtu.be/BGrfhsxxmdE?t=6

erulabs 6y ago

Is the implication here that sitting to watch the entire award show would be... _more_ productive and _less_ lazy?

kumarvvr 6y ago
No definitely not productive and just as much waste of time. But the avenue for wasting time is limited to that 1 or 2 hours. But now, its 24/7 Basically, the distractions 10 years prior were limited. Now the distractions are in your face all the time, tempting and calling all the time.
drewzero1 6y ago
It definitely used to be easier to schedule around big shows and sports games. (That is, schedule a trip to the store or nice dinner somewhere while so many other people were watching TV.) I think some people just hate phones, and some of it may well be justified, but I don't see what's so unproductive about using your phone on the bus instead of just staring off into space like we used to. I used to stay up late to sit on the couch and watch SNL, now I can watch clips while doing dishes during the week and go to bed at a normal time. It's by definition a more productive use of my time, unless I allow myself to spend too much time scrolling looking for a video.
- kumarvvr 6y ago
  >but I don't see what's so unproductive about using your phone on the bus instead of just staring off into space like we used to Personally, staring off into space allows the mind to wander into all sorts of thoughts and ideas. I personally feel that using a phone in this time is less productive than simply not doing anything, primarily because, the phone draws our mind into the contents of the phone. Sure, one can always argue that one can read or learn productive stuff on the phone, but it is more probable that the average joe spends time on FB or YT, more likely on useless entertainment.

oxymoran 6y ago

I don’t know. I agree that people are addicted to their phones. But if people still remotely cared about these sorts of things, they would watch and live tweet about it on their phone like they do for everything else. This show was on a Sunday evening when most people are home and relaxing. I think it’s more that Hollywood is not hiding it’s partisanship at all and is instead pushing their partisanship to the forefront which turns off half the country. As such, viewership has declined by roughly 50%.

Trasmatta 6y ago

We've had smartphones for over a decade now. I think we would have noticed by now if it had some huge impact on global productivity. I think phone addiction can be a problem for health, but I don't think there's been any evidence that they're destroying everyone's productivity.

JackMorgan 6y ago

This just sounds like the complaining of every older person since the dawn of time. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/63219-the-children-now-love... Such complaining disregards the fact that most humans are strongly driven to procreate, and thus present themselves as fit mates with jobs, status, income, and prestige. Humans are also driven to create, and will create beautiful art in the medium that best presents that art. We are also driven to explore, love, and experience life. These things are all alive and well in people who otherwise have and use a mobile phone daily. The empty mental calories of yesteryear were: gossip, tavern attendance, radio, fighting, plays, etc. Those weren't any "better" than mobile phones are today. Assuming that civilization is going to collapse because the empty mental calories are a little more accessible is a tad extreme. Finally, a relevant Simpson's: https://youtu.be/BGrfhsxxmdE?t=6 https://youtu.be/BGrfhsxxmdE?t=6