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Yes, distractions have always existed. I don’t think it’s controversial to say that smartphone addiction increased the scale and severity of the problem by ord

• bluefirebrand 3y ago
  No, it's not controversial at all, we're in complete agreement. Tech has taken a lot of social problems and poured gas on them, it's not just this one. In some of those cases it may make sense to place limits on the tech to try and curb that. And yeah, if there is a tech way to solve this without negatively impacting passengers or commuters, it might be worth exploring. But my point still stands. This is a social problem, it was not created by smartphones and it therefore cannot be fixed by changing smartphones. At best you can try and mitigate it. And an effort to mitigate it will never fly if it has to affect every other person that may not even ever drive themselves.