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Are people seriously this tied in to their computers? I'd hate to see myself get to the point where I don't have time for women and need to be beeped in order t

• whalesalad 5y ago
  Are you familiar with the concept of deep work? Sometimes you need a solid block of completely uninterrupted time to keep your cache/working memory hot so that you can see the whole task through. My wife used to interrupt me all the time - even in the middle of a wim hof breath hold. I'm looking at her like, this is the 10,000th time I have done this, and we do it together sometimes, why do you think I can respond to you in this moment?
  • diogenesjunior 5y ago
    I work for a large tech company 10-12 hours a day + 2-4 hours at home and I could never see my girlfriend needing a SOS light to get my attention.
    • okokwhatever 5y ago
      agree
• BurningPenguin 5y ago
  Doesn't mean he's completely tied to it. He may be only focused on his hobby. That can happen with anything. Woodworking, drawing, reading, whatever. Being on constant alert isn't healthy. Everyone needs some time for themselves to power down a bit.
• joshmanders 5y ago
  Or maybe people just want to have something special for their loved ones to help THEM feel special to them. I had considered making something for my girlfriend also, because she loves that I'm a nerd and I wanted to use my nerdiness to make her something special, even if it is just a button for her to press that lights up a light on my desk, just so she can tell me she's thinking of me.