[Technology] Phone addiction

[portlock seagull]

Not this again, it’s technology deal with it and embrace it.
You have no idea what people are doing on their phones. The world is at our fingertips it’s marvellous.

You may be assuming everyone is on social media talking bollocks have you stopped to think the girl in the corner is applying for a job or the scruffy fella is a builder looking up materials for his next job (something I do regularly).
Or a family member has messaged about a problem they may have or simply asking about Sunday dinner and who’s going?
Labelling everyone you see on a phone a phone zombie is outdated nonsense.

It’s probably fair to say most will be looking for the next ‘hit’ rather than writing to their MP or reading Tolstoy. Nope, it’s an addiction and like all addictions it’s unhealthy in ways we simply don’t understand yet (but the evidence is growing, and not in a cheery sense I’m led to believe!)

 

[ManOfSussex]

When amazing technology is in the hands of centralised power there is no way out, and this is now the case.

In 20 years people will use chips inside the head or hand instead though. Good luck in the societal competition without being augmented by AI... Smartphones will be obsolete.

In short, no worries - it is what it is.

Like Sussex Police looking up antisemites on the internet?

 

[Justice]

It’s probably fair to say most will be looking for the next ‘hit’ rather than writing to their MP or reading Tolstoy. Nope, it’s an addiction and like all addictions it’s unhealthy in ways we simply don’t understand yet (but the evidence is growing, and not in a cheery sense I’m led to believe!)

Is wanking an addiction!? If so most of us are finished