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Mobile phones! I'm always shocked how couples on dates in restaurants don't talk but each attends to their own screen. Governments will need to switch off the
by jll29 3y ago
Mobile phones! I'm always shocked how couples on dates in restaurants don't talk but each attends to their own screen.
Governments will need to switch off the signal on Saturday nights to ensure survival of the population (looking at World Bank fertility statistics increases the concern raised in the article).
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
- sgt 3y agoI hear about this but generally I experience that people put away their phones when engaging in conversation. My wife included, especially during dinner. Perhaps this behavior is more common for those aged 35+ ?
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- tjoff 3y agoSure, but you stifle a lot of avenues to start a conversation when you look at your phone. And you raise the bar for conversations to be worthwhile. Which becomes a problem when a lot of high-quality conversations start from mindless small talk.
- Hugsun 3y agoIt's not a given. Many people pick up the phone at the slightest pause or hope to not have to put down the phone for the conversation. It's known as phubbing and is detrimental to a good conversation.