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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.