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TV and video games are also an option but as you implied you may not always have access to them. However in what situation prior to the internet would a person

TV and video games are also an option but as you implied you may not always have access to them. However in what situation prior to the internet would a person be forced to be bored. Waiting at the DMV? I guess what I'm saying is it's pretty rare that someone wouldn't have an escape from bordem, even before phones.

mrbombastic 4y ago
road trips, standing in line anywhere (toll booth, amusement park, gas station, grocery store etc), riding the subway, waiting room at a doctor’s office, riding in a cab, waiting between customers at your retail job, power outages, camping trips, I am sure I could think of many more.
- johnny22 4y ago
  i always brought a book for that :)
- themitigating 4y ago
  For the above you could -listen to music -talk to someone -read a book, magazine, or newspaper -text people (I assume we mean no social media, not no phones) Now my nitpicks - How long do you wait for gas? It's also an activity (assuming you aren't using full service) -Camping is an activity Sure you can come up with a scenarios where people are forced to be bored. Like waiting in a doctors office that you went to by yourself and they don't offer any reading material. Seems rare. Let me offer another one: solitary confinement, what happens to people left alone with their own thoughts? They often go crazy.
eastbound 4y ago
> However in what situation prior to the internet would a person be forced to be bored. What? People used to wait all the time. Meeting friends? “See you at 8 at the mall, east corner” and your friend would arrive at 8:13 while you were there since 7:46pm, unable to walk away for fear of missing the evening completely. So people smoked! A LOT! And sometimes you would miss the appointment, have no way to reach the person, and spend the whole evening by yourself in the city, having also missed the movie time.
Tagbert 4y ago
Even sitting at home you could get bored. Yes, you would have TV but "nothing is on" and you might have books but nothing "seems right". None of those activities were as carefully tailored to bring you in and actively work to keep you engaged as social media does today.
- themitigating 4y ago
  I claim that tv is designed is keep you watching. "Next time on.." "Tonight at 11, what will your kid gay" Also people used to watch so much TV is was a regular news item (youtube that). Remember the saying "TV will rot your brain". Yes, more stuff on your phone, easier access but these are levels what threshold did it pass to become an issue?
falcolas 4y ago
Today, if you have access to a smartphone, you have access to both games and tv too.

mrbombastic 4y ago

road trips, standing in line anywhere (toll booth, amusement park, gas station, grocery store etc), riding the subway, waiting room at a doctor’s office, riding in a cab, waiting between customers at your retail job, power outages, camping trips, I am sure I could think of many more.

johnny22 4y ago
i always brought a book for that :)
themitigating 4y ago
For the above you could -listen to music -talk to someone -read a book, magazine, or newspaper -text people (I assume we mean no social media, not no phones) Now my nitpicks - How long do you wait for gas? It's also an activity (assuming you aren't using full service) -Camping is an activity Sure you can come up with a scenarios where people are forced to be bored. Like waiting in a doctors office that you went to by yourself and they don't offer any reading material. Seems rare. Let me offer another one: solitary confinement, what happens to people left alone with their own thoughts? They often go crazy.

eastbound 4y ago

> However in what situation prior to the internet would a person be forced to be bored. What? People used to wait all the time. Meeting friends? “See you at 8 at the mall, east corner” and your friend would arrive at 8:13 while you were there since 7:46pm, unable to walk away for fear of missing the evening completely. So people smoked! A LOT! And sometimes you would miss the appointment, have no way to reach the person, and spend the whole evening by yourself in the city, having also missed the movie time.

Tagbert 4y ago

Even sitting at home you could get bored. Yes, you would have TV but "nothing is on" and you might have books but nothing "seems right". None of those activities were as carefully tailored to bring you in and actively work to keep you engaged as social media does today.

themitigating 4y ago
I claim that tv is designed is keep you watching. "Next time on.." "Tonight at 11, what will your kid gay" Also people used to watch so much TV is was a regular news item (youtube that). Remember the saying "TV will rot your brain". Yes, more stuff on your phone, easier access but these are levels what threshold did it pass to become an issue?

falcolas 4y ago

Today, if you have access to a smartphone, you have access to both games and tv too.