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Hanging out with people glued to phones is boring
by newsclues 3y ago
Hanging out with people glued to phones is boring
- houseatrielah 3y agoThat's what sober people say about hanging out with those imbibing. You're not wrong tho.
- rhapsodic 3y ago[dead]
- maerF0x0 3y agoAddiction is the perfect comparison here.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- oortoo 3y agoSome substances at least make people more social or more engaged and empathetic. Any drug that makes someone stare at their lap and not respond to outside stimulus is probably bad for social settings. I don't do drugs (anymore) but I enjoy hanging out with people who can use drugs and be social.
- teaearlgraycold 3y agoKetamine?
- jjulius 3y agoAre you asking about this with regards to it being used socially? Depends on the environment and the people obviously, but in the places I'm exposed to it (underground electronic music events) I know many people who are still able to function socially while using it. Yes they're high, but they don't consume enough to fall into a k-hole.
- jjulius 3y agoHuh? Careful with those absolutes. I've been sober for seven years now and don't find this statement to be the case for me. I enjoy hanging around both sober and non-sober folk alike. Hell, I regularly have a blast on packed dancefloors surrounded by incredibly inebriated folk, both friends and strangers, very late into the night. Everyone's different.
- teaearlgraycold 3y agoMy friends don’t do that though. Lots of people don’t. I spend time on my phone, but mostly when on the train or procrastinating going to sleep.
- ryandrake 3y agoYou nailed it. I've kind of stopped having get-togethers at my house (either for friends or family) because people show up, do a brief normal-human greeting interaction, and inevitably eventually sit down and just kind of zombie out scrolling their phones. Despite efforts to strike up conversation, play a board game or whatever, people just can't put the fucking things down for even 5 minutes, let alone enough time to do some actual activity or talk. I tried to do movie night, but people are on the goddamn phones before the opening credits are even done. As a host, it's pointless--you almost have to dance around like a monkey to just get someone to look up. Same problem with going out to eat with friends at restaurants.
- hollerith 3y agoHave you considered collecting everyone's phone when they arrive only giving them back when they leave?
- ryandrake 3y agoHonestly, I wish that could become a cultural norm. As things are now it would be a kind of awkward request, but I bet it would really help if it were acceptable.
- ozim 3y agoI think norm should be asking people to leave if they cannot put the phone down.
- c22 3y agoUsually when people are staring at their phone while we're hanging out I pull out my phone and send them a text message.
- dylan604 3y agoMake it understood that it's a theme party. As long as it's not a surprise on arrival. Promote it on the socials when you do the invite. It's not like you invite people individually anymore either. Its the 2020s, gamify that shit!
- syedkarim 3y agoGet a device to jam the cellphone bands. Make sure the power output is low enough to only jam phones in your home. /s
- sliken 3y agoMake a stack of phones in the middle of the nearest table. First one to grab their phone pays for the the groups food/drinks/next round/whatever.