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Isn’t it basically all of them? I mean is there a culture as you say, which I interpret to mean a civilization or country, where iPhones* are affordable and isn
by ericmay 1y ago
Isn’t it basically all of them? I mean is there a culture as you say, which I interpret to mean a civilization or country, where iPhones* are affordable and isn’t facing this issue?
- alephnerd 1y agoI've seen similar issues in villages in developing countries like India and Vietnam as well. Parenting is hard, and smartphones reduce the amount of effort it takes anyone to get a dopamine rush, disincentivizing creativity. Smartphones are extremely powerful, but I strongly feel they shouldn't be in the hands of children at least until their adolescence - that way some amount of creativity is forced. Ironically, Steve Jobs was himself a major proponent of how boredom begets curiosity and creativity.
- mensetmanusman 1y agoThe US has many sub cultures, it’s too early to tell which survive since smartphones are so new…
- alephnerd 1y agoThey've been around for almost 20 years now, and 2.5 generations (later millenials, Z, Alpha) have all spent formative years using smartphones. The subcultures have already formed, died out, and formed into new subcultures multiple times already.