If phones didn’t have the ability to use the internet. Would outside events like concerts, clubs, networking coms, parks, etc. benefit from that?
I’m old enough that my early adulthood did not include cell phones (unless you count the brick phones), and certainly no Internet access. I enjoyed it more.
Are you sure it’s not because you were in better shape with fewer responsibilities?
I’m in the same boat as OP, and while I think you’re probably right, I do also think that were I in better shape with fewer responsibilities now, I’d still prefer the experience of being at a gig/club night without phones.
Only a personal preference of course, not saying people are wrong if they prefer how things are now.
Same. Fully agree. We can’t go out to eat without checking our phone now.
This really says a lot about mankind.
We all know that we would enjoy the moment more if the phones were put away, but most of us can’t do it unless the ability is taken away completely.
People can choose. It is even better when they choose.
It’s fairly well established that experiencing the moment does more to promote one’s mental health than not.
As others have said, it comes down to people not enforced on/off switches. You can’t (well you can, but should you) stop people living their lives.
I was out with 3 friends tonight (all middle aged), meeting first for coffee, moving elsewhere for dinner and drinks, and ending with tabletop games (the place we eat/drink is happy with it). One of our group couldn’t stop looking at his phone throughout the time we were together, and the rest of us didn’t pull our phones out of our pockets once. (None of us were on call, contacted by family, or anything like that).
Just as some people have their phone ping them for every notification (often loudly, every few minutes), some feel they can’t live without the dopamine hit of a meaningless social media interaction from a stranger. 🤷♂️
Yes. Was at a holiday party having an engaging and funny conversation with some of my coworkers and an asshole manager just had to walk up and take photos of us “having fun at the office party”. Completely killed the nice vibe we had going.
Why they have to kill the vibe like that? 😂
Why are you inventing some kind of signal jammer?
🤫, just need a few more components
