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I guess this really shows my age because I can't find any reason for this to exist. Do people really feel "pressured" to be on their phone? What kind of terribl

I guess this really shows my age because I can't find any reason for this to exist. Do people really feel "pressured" to be on their phone? What kind of terrible dystopia do these people live in? Why do you give a flying f** about what people on the bus that you'll never see again think that you should be doing? I feel so much pitty for anyone feeling this. It's not a healthy mindset.

DCH3416 2y ago
Well yeah. Otherwise what are you suppose to just sit there awkwardly in public?
- drumttocs8 2y ago
  Public buses existed before cellphones
  - TeMPOraL 2y ago
    So did newspapers, which served the same social purpose on the buses before cellphones.
- mostlysimilar 2y ago
  I would encourage you to take a breath and observe the world around you every once in a while.
awongh 2y ago
I've actually been socially pressured to check my phone at a dinner table if at a certain point everyone else at the table checks theirs (which is not even a jab at them- at least a few people probably had a legitimately urgent-enough notification to attend to... making after-dinner plans, checking train schedule etc.) It's just funny how strong the social urge is to not just sit there if everyone else is also checking their phones.
- DCH3416 2y ago
  It's kinda like the early 2000s where someone on their cellphone (and later bluetooth pieces) had the appearance of must be important because they're on the phone.
wasabi991011 2y ago
I'm pretty sure it is a sort of art game / digital experience. Compare with "it is as if you were making love"[1] by the same creator, which gives a sex-inspired series of input tasks with an extremely barebones interface yet claims to be a "usable and efficient experience of pleasuring a partner". [1] https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweremakinglove/ https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweremakinglove/
zyklu5 2y ago
You know how in every zombie movie there's a bit where our intrepid protagonists must blend in to avoid capture. I think this is that sort of thing.
pmontra 2y ago
An anecdote about that pressure and how we assume that people are messaging or browsing all the time. I was playing a game of Power Grid [1] about one year ago and I noticed that everybody were tapping on their phones all the time between their turns. After half an hour I finally said, "Oh well, I'll also start sending messages or you guys will think that I have no social life." They raised their eyes and looked at me startled. "But I'm using the calculator!" "Me too." "Me too." [1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid
RandallBrown 2y ago
It's art.
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DCH3416 2y ago

Well yeah. Otherwise what are you suppose to just sit there awkwardly in public?

drumttocs8 2y ago
Public buses existed before cellphones
- TeMPOraL 2y ago
  So did newspapers, which served the same social purpose on the buses before cellphones.
mostlysimilar 2y ago
I would encourage you to take a breath and observe the world around you every once in a while.

awongh 2y ago

I've actually been socially pressured to check my phone at a dinner table if at a certain point everyone else at the table checks theirs (which is not even a jab at them- at least a few people probably had a legitimately urgent-enough notification to attend to... making after-dinner plans, checking train schedule etc.) It's just funny how strong the social urge is to not just sit there if everyone else is also checking their phones.

DCH3416 2y ago
It's kinda like the early 2000s where someone on their cellphone (and later bluetooth pieces) had the appearance of must be important because they're on the phone.

wasabi991011 2y ago

I'm pretty sure it is a sort of art game / digital experience. Compare with "it is as if you were making love"[1] by the same creator, which gives a sex-inspired series of input tasks with an extremely barebones interface yet claims to be a "usable and efficient experience of pleasuring a partner". [1] https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweremakinglove/ https://pippinbarr.com/itisasifyouweremakinglove/

zyklu5 2y ago

You know how in every zombie movie there's a bit where our intrepid protagonists must blend in to avoid capture. I think this is that sort of thing.

pmontra 2y ago

An anecdote about that pressure and how we assume that people are messaging or browsing all the time. I was playing a game of Power Grid [1] about one year ago and I noticed that everybody were tapping on their phones all the time between their turns. After half an hour I finally said, "Oh well, I'll also start sending messages or you guys will think that I have no social life." They raised their eyes and looked at me startled. "But I'm using the calculator!" "Me too." "Me too." [1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid

RandallBrown 2y ago

It's art.

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