Ok, I'll pay you the 1995 price
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i guess i am getting old. but i really think it is sad, when a group goes to the restaurant/coffee/bar and everyone is staring at their individual screen
I feel the same ! Like are we this brainwashed ?? Plus theyre not even reading articles or anything to improve themselves, it's endless TikTok scrolling. Also, im not old, and I can still see it. So it's not really an old person thing. More of a "have we literally become idiots addicted to a shiny screen" type thing.
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who talked to random strangers at coffee shops even before phones?
Well Jimmy, people used to be humans and converse in person hard to believe I know.
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Im one of the few on here that actually has a life outside of just my phone and computer, sorry guys. Those things are great but many are far too dependent and addicted to a fleeting thing.
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i partially agree with you. but most social media is carefully designed to make you keep interacting with it. because of phones, you can bring a nearly endless stream of distractions everywhere you go. the newspaper you can read a maxim of once.
it was impossible to get more than a "Mmh" out of my grandfather, while he was reading his newspaper. so i know what you mean. but when he was done with it, he was done with it. after his 0.5 h per day of newspaper, he was an amazing conversationalist and always had time for whoever wanted something. so i would say there is a difference.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Exactly. Keep the poors in their dumb little walled garden social media so they don't ever learn everything. The average person now is terrified of the Internet if it isn't Google or meta. Ironically, the things they trust are the most evil of all by far.
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I spend most my time on the phone socializing anyway. I'm addicted to feeling connected with people I care about not "little flashy lights". I'm not at coffee shops to meet people I'm there to change pace for a minute and reset before I move to another task. If I'm specifically with someone then sure I talk to them but usually I want to be anywhere else because coffee shops in Seattle are so loud I can't hold a conversation
You have a good point. But it's there in your post; "feeling" connected. But for many people, they actually aren't. They feel connected because of notifications and little dings that give them dopamine, much like a rat in a test lab hitting buttons for treats. Thats why I am surprised no one sees this.
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What? That's... that's insane
the US is completely fucking insane, all the stuff we hear about countries like china and north korea basically actually happen in the US and no one gives a fuck, and americans just find it so normal that they don't realize others would think it's fucked up
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Well Jimmy, people used to be humans and converse in person hard to believe I know.
then you and i must be in different parts of the world because here, most people in coffee shops just used to read the paper.
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I didn't like talking to other people in 1995, and I sure as hell aren't going to start enjoying it now.
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I never use any public WiFi on my phone, why would you use wifi like it's 2005?
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this made me look up "bucket toilet" and actually you can very much make an actual toilet like that, which is good to know.
big bucket, plastic bags, some sawdust in the bag, and a toilet seat ontop.
Why not just hold the bag and poop directly into it? You can save on all that other stuff and you can do it anywhere. Even better: just shit on the ground. It's the end-times, it's fine.
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Why not just hold the bag and poop directly into it? You can save on all that other stuff and you can do it anywhere. Even better: just shit on the ground. It's the end-times, it's fine.
because that's gross?
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Imagine a bundle of sticks all rolled together….
But what why would they be riding their loud motorcycles in a coffee shop?
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Same thing. Check the mussolini party
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50 a month at MetroPCS, it's not rocket science, and I'm not rich. I literally live on the streets.
I pay about half that per year for my data plan
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because that's gross?
Agree to disagree.
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What the fuck is the f slur? Other than fuck
I think it's the one that rhymes with Taggart. And is another word for a bassoon.
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But people in the real world don’t like talking to me.
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i hate phones
(i have no other comment.)
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I don't expect places to have wifi. If only phones had their own way of connecting to the internet.
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the US is completely fucking insane, all the stuff we hear about countries like china and north korea basically actually happen in the US and no one gives a fuck, and americans just find it so normal that they don't realize others would think it's fucked up
Yep, Americans have less freedom than North Koreans because we can't tether our phones data service to our laptops. /s
I fully support net neutrality, but there are bigger problems than not being able to tether your phone's data plan to your laptop.
