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> Likely because the people who populate HN are very online and work on computers all day There's a phrase for that: 'Extremely Online': https://en.wikipedia.o
by sysadm1n 5y ago
> Likely because the people who populate HN are very online and work on computers all day
There's a phrase for that: 'Extremely Online': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_online
Smartphones pretty much enable being Extremely Online. Sitting in a chair to do your computing has largely been phased out, except for busy offices. However, I will add: Desktop PCs and accompanying chairs sort of force you to create things. Smartphones (for me) have always been about consumption, not creation.
- Apocryphon 5y agoDo desktops really force one to do that. Many gaming addicts are on PC, not console or mobile. Desktops also accord more screen real estate for consumption.
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoI think GP is making the point that they are less problematic than devices that can go everywhere in life with you.
- handrous 5y ago> Smartphones (for me) have always been about consumption, not creation. One of the top uses of smartphones is creating and sharing photos and videos. They're also very capable tools for a variety of creative tasks that aren't focused on making files on a computer.