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Most people say video games were better pre 2010 and we already had smartphones at that point, just not iPhones. So it's not either of those.
by mathiaspoint 1y ago
Most people say video games were better pre 2010 and we already had smartphones at that point, just not iPhones. So it's not either of those.
- Atheros 1y agoVideo games weren't as widespread, personalized, or diverse than they are now. That people who played video games in 2010 said that those were better is immaterial. This graph goes up through 2022: https://i.redd.it/tnrs4wl1ibkb1.png https://i.redd.it/tnrs4wl1ibkb1.png Same with smartphones. Smartphone apps existed but weren't as personalized and didn't serve nearly as diverse of content as they do now. It's night and day. Surely I don't need to pull up a graph of smartphone usage per day.
- schrectacular 1y agoFind the graph for "hours spent on social media" and I bet you will have found your culprit.
- bryanlarsen 1y agoThe data shows the big drop in sex happened in the 2010's. Your graph shows the big spike in gaming happened 2021 & 2022. That's during the pandemic. Of course gaming rose during the pandemic when people were forced to stay home.
- lukevp 1y agoNo one means a BlackBerry when they say smartphones. It implies a large screen that can consume content easily, and with a large data plan, neither of which existed until The iPhone. I never saw someone watch 2 hours of YouTube on a blackberry.
- __turbobrew__ 1y agoWhen I say “smarphone” I mean iphone and later.
- szatkus 1y agoPlease, this is HN. Don't make moot points. Smartphones existed before 2010, but few people had them.