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Before phones people had ways to bury their noses still. Newspapers, for example. Let's not pretend that phones are some great big problem. Embrace it. Let peop
by codetrotter 3y ago
Before phones people had ways to bury their noses still. Newspapers, for example. Let's not pretend that phones are some great big problem. Embrace it. Let people escape their daily life a bit if they want.
- dopidopHN 3y agoEven if I agree with the sentiment. I think it’s mislead. Newspaper are finite. Phone are a bottomless pit. Newspapers are text and images, phone are multimedia devices running software made to keep your attention. Etc, etc. All that lead to a “wolf in sheep clothing” conclusion on those pocket computer.
- AlbertCory 3y agoGenerally people who are bored are, themselves, boring.
- aidenn0 3y agoand your point is...?
- AlbertCory 3y agoI guess there's no point, provided you see no problem in being boring.
- AlbertCory 3y agoAn easy test with AI: analyze 1000's of crowd scenes from 1970 (probably easy for Manhattan streets) to see what percentage were walking while looking at some print material vs. scenes from now with smartphones. Your assertion is it'll be the same. I'm willing to take that bet.