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This is entirely voluntary. I’m not sure what this is beyond saying “if you want, you can put your phone away!” You always had that option everywhere. Are peo
by sattoshi 3y ago
This is entirely voluntary.
I’m not sure what this is beyond saying “if you want, you can put your phone away!”
You always had that option everywhere. Are people more tempted to phone if they see other people on their phones? I never felt that.
- rhn_mk1 3y agoThink of it this way: you can wear a silly hat anywhere you want. What effect would it have on silly hat population if you explicitly invited people to wear silly hats on your island?
- sattoshi 3y agoIt’s going to birth an empty fad, where every island is a silly hat island, but most people don’t wear one. But anyways, why does it matter? Will my silly hat experience not be as good if other people aren’t wearing one? I’m wearing for myself.
- rhn_mk1 3y agoI'm not so sure about something unusual becoming an empty fad. Medieval fairs are enclaves of the different, and yet you don't see every event turning into a medieval fair to dilute the idea. A designated place matters for the experience: you can expect that the door frames and ceilings will be adjusted to accommodate your hats (i.e. no one will require a phone from you to do basic things). You may also expect other people to already be in the same mental space as you, or learning to see the world from a new perspective at the same time as you are.
- lixer 3y agoYes, for the most part if other people around you are doing something, you'll be more tempted to do the same thing. There are exceptions to this (and you might be one of them), but I know that I'd feel awkward using a phone on a phone-free island.
- onion2k 3y agoThat's not how human nature works. The fact that the island is set up to be 'mobile free' means there'll be a strong stigma about using your phone there. Everyone will stare, some people will give disapproving tuts, and I wouldn't be surprised if some even ask you to put the phone away. If you're really unfortunate people who feel very strongly will be quite angry about it. You need a strong personality to ignore 'society' when practically everyone wants you to stop doing something. Social pressure is very powerful. The island will not just be a few signs you can easily ignore. Using your phone there will be considered antisocial behavior.
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- ffhhttt 3y agoThat’s a lot of strange assumptions considering you’d likely be hiking alone on that island and just met a few people here and there. > when practically everyone Where did you get everyone? I assumed this is just a marketing campaign started by a few people.
- richardw 3y agoHalf the benefit is that everyone puts their phone away. No other screens, selfies, browsing at restaurants or calls interrupting people. Everyone simply being present with the humans and nature around them.
- nabla9 3y agoAbsolutely. Social pressure helps with self control.
- onlypositive 3y agoIt's true, I lost 15kg before r/fatpeoplehate was banned.