The Future of Humankind's Marriage to the Internet

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 11:17 AM

2 Girls 1 Cup is nothing. Almost anything on the YNC is worse.

I remember a band teacher in my high school had said that back in the day, while on the trip to where they'd be performing, everyone would be singing and playing games and whatnot. Sometimes he'd have to get them to quiet down a bit, which isn't surprising. But in the last 2 years or so, he said everyone just listens to their mp3 players and text away on their phones. It's sad.

TheBig3 · 05-04-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

2 Girls 1 Cup is nothing. Almost anything on the YNC is worse.

I remember a band teacher in my high school had said that back in the day, while on the trip to where they'd be performing, everyone would be singing and playing games and whatnot. Sometimes he'd have to get them to quiet down a bit, which isn't surprising. But in the last 2 years or so, he said everyone just listens to their mp3 players and text away on their phones. It's sad.

Why is it sad? They're still socializing if they're texting.

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 11:39 AM

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Why is it sad? They're still socializing if they're texting.

And yet they're surrounded by people. Just yesterday I went out for wings with a couple of friends I haven't seen in awhile, and I was the only one who didn't keep checking my damn phone.

Thom Yorke · 05-04-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

And yet they're surrounded by people. Just yesterday I went out for wings with a couple of friends I haven't seen in awhile, and I was the only one who didn't keep checking my damn phone.

I'm not one of those "technology is killing human interaction" people, but this is unbelievably annoying.

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 12:05 PM

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I'm not one of those "technology is killing human interaction" people, but this is unbelievably annoying.

It really is. I mean, you're WITH friends. I could see if you were with people you didn't know or didn't like, but come on. What happens when you're with the people you're texting? Do you then text the people you were just hanging out with? It makes no sense to me.

TheBig3 · 05-04-2011, 12:19 PM

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And yet they're surrounded by people. Just yesterday I went out for wings with a couple of friends I haven't seen in awhile, and I was the only one who didn't keep checking my damn phone.

Oh boy. The subjective is not fact. Something happened to you, I get that. Unless this is a comedy routine, you can't say "whats the deal with everyone doing X" if you can't show any figures.

And beyond that, even if you had figures, you couldn't infer intent. To the point about being surrounded by people, School has never been a great social scene. I'm 28 now, you know how many people I still speak with from HS...maybe 5. Friends based on geographic location doesn't make a terrible amount of sense. You're surrounded by people if you're in prison too, doesn't mean I want to speak to them.

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