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Right. I don't know what I find more disturbing: that people are this addicted, or that they don't care. Either way, I'm with you.

osjcisjcjwj 7mo ago
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AndroTux 7mo ago
So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne.
- fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
  > So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne. Ok? You sound like you're trying to make a point. Make a point.
  - peab 7mo ago
    his point is that it's useful, and there's nothing special about planes that make it important for them not to have internet, compared to any other mode of transportation. If you want to get away from the internet, you could have a dedicated space for that. Also, nobody forces you to use the internet on a plane...
    - fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
      Yes, but why is he responding to me? I didn't say there was something special about planes and I didn't say someone was forcing me to use internet.
- raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
  Its cellphone based and has the same issues you would have just using your cellphone.
- pibaker 7mo ago
  > get rid of internet on the highway Does not sound too bad once you have seen the number of drivers scrolling their phones while driving lately.
deathanatos 7mo ago
… or maybe I have 6 hours to kill? Would you look at someone reading a book and be like "it's so disturbing that people are this addicted"? Is something Internet connected really that different? (That said these days I'm thrilled if there is power on a flight.)
- fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
  It IS different. Because scrolling is effortless, reading a book takes effort. Do you understand?
  - jryle70 7mo ago
    I suppose you'd approve if I read book on the internet? What if I'd be working?
    - fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
      You don't need my approval. Someone was asking how I view these things, and I was explaining: reading a book is effort, scrolling facebook is effortless. Now, keeping in mind that you don't need my approval: do you have any questions?
      - bogdan 7mo ago
        Are you on the spectrum by any chance?
        fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
        No, but I understand why you ask. I just refuse to engage with certain figures of speech because I don't want to contribute to normalizing them. Don't say "would you approve if" if that's not what you mean. Say "what is your opinion on" or "what's your view on" or "how do you think about" or "how does that compare to" because that's what you actually mean. I'm not on the spectrum, but I think that when it comes to many things, language included, simpler is better. As simple as possible, but not simpler.
rjh29 7mo ago
For normal people the presence of wifi on airplanes is not a problem; they can simply not use it. It's not a threat to them. I use the internet more than I'd like, and I agree that the lack of wifi (on a long international flight) can be a really nice experience.

osjcisjcjwj 7mo ago

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AndroTux 7mo ago

So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne.

fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
> So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne. Ok? You sound like you're trying to make a point. Make a point.
- peab 7mo ago
  his point is that it's useful, and there's nothing special about planes that make it important for them not to have internet, compared to any other mode of transportation. If you want to get away from the internet, you could have a dedicated space for that. Also, nobody forces you to use the internet on a plane...
  - fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
    Yes, but why is he responding to me? I didn't say there was something special about planes and I didn't say someone was forcing me to use internet.
raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
Its cellphone based and has the same issues you would have just using your cellphone.
pibaker 7mo ago
> get rid of internet on the highway Does not sound too bad once you have seen the number of drivers scrolling their phones while driving lately.

deathanatos 7mo ago

… or maybe I have 6 hours to kill? Would you look at someone reading a book and be like "it's so disturbing that people are this addicted"? Is something Internet connected really that different? (That said these days I'm thrilled if there is power on a flight.)

fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
It IS different. Because scrolling is effortless, reading a book takes effort. Do you understand?
- jryle70 7mo ago
  I suppose you'd approve if I read book on the internet? What if I'd be working?
  - fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
    You don't need my approval. Someone was asking how I view these things, and I was explaining: reading a book is effort, scrolling facebook is effortless. Now, keeping in mind that you don't need my approval: do you have any questions?
    - bogdan 7mo ago
      Are you on the spectrum by any chance?
      - fdghrtbrt 7mo ago
        No, but I understand why you ask. I just refuse to engage with certain figures of speech because I don't want to contribute to normalizing them. Don't say "would you approve if" if that's not what you mean. Say "what is your opinion on" or "what's your view on" or "how do you think about" or "how does that compare to" because that's what you actually mean. I'm not on the spectrum, but I think that when it comes to many things, language included, simpler is better. As simple as possible, but not simpler.

rjh29 7mo ago

For normal people the presence of wifi on airplanes is not a problem; they can simply not use it. It's not a threat to them. I use the internet more than I'd like, and I agree that the lack of wifi (on a long international flight) can be a really nice experience.