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Nature Man

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8. What is so compelling?

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 03:58 AM

Feb 2020

I have a fancy smartphone with all the bells and whistles, but I use for actual telephone calls, texts, bluetooth music for the car, and navigation.

In the car: handset will never be in my hand at the same time the steering wheel is and the vehicle is in motion.

Can't count how many places I walk into (restaurants, bars, grocery store, bowling alley) where it seems like EVERYONE is buried in their damn phone.

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Should be a no brainer, put your damn phone down while driving. [View all] BeckyDem Feb 2020 OP

Smartphones are turning us into a nation of obliviots. n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #1

It is a deeply serious problem, its crazy behavior. BeckyDem Feb 2020 #2

Really. At a Big Box story yesterday, got bumped into by a guy engrossed in his phone, saw Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #3

I work in transportation Ferryboat Feb 2020 #4

I'm not sure what we should do, but its a serious issue. No one wants to be that parent BeckyDem Feb 2020 #5

If we're too irresponsible to be trusted with good phone use, we're certainly not to be trusted Karadeniz Feb 2020 #6

Put them down while walking in public! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #7

What is so compelling? Nature Man Feb 2020 #8

I don't get it either. Why the need to always be connected and what they are saying is so BeckyDem Feb 2020 #11

My phone is always off and in my bag. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #9

lol +1 BeckyDem Feb 2020 #10