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Went to a high school graduation this weekend. Because we were running behind, we were in the top of the seats, right in the middle. It was nice because we coul

Went to a high school graduation this weekend. Because we were running behind, we were in the top of the seats, right in the middle. It was nice because we could see absolutely everything, and I did notice a trend - In the crowd, the 50+ year olds were the ones getting their phones out to dick around during the ceremony. Youth would get the phone out to take pictures, post quickly on socials, then put the phone away. Older folks would take a picture, post on socials, scroll through socials, check the news or whatever, then take another picture and repeat.

itronitron 3y ago
My children are around that age, which means I recall going to young children's birthday parties at the age (5 to 8) where about half the parents would stick around for the whole party, but they would all be scrolling through their smartphones. This was probably around 2010.
hotpotamus 3y ago
I've always found most peoples' fascination with their screens a bit uncanny, but I have to say that I do understand anything that could pass the time at a graduation ceremony. I skipped my own college ceremony, and my only regret to this day is that I didn't apply for tickets because people were re-selling them for decent money.