Your smartphone is like a never-ending bag of potato chips... - General Discussion Discussion

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 5 years ago

well , i have recently started taking it with me when i go for a dump...

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[–] Redsfan001 (6218) 5 years ago

😄 some people take the phone to bed with them, check it when they wake before going to the bathroom.

I am trying something new, carrying it with me for 4 hrs a day max...keeping it in another room turned off when I am at home.

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[–] moviechatterer (16326) 5 years ago

There is a pub near me that , in the 10 years since i last went has instigated a "No Phones!" rule.

Went in the other day with a mate who is a total phone-a-holic. He was horrified / confused / outraged
and then kinda ignored it, but they were serious!
lol

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That’s my kind of pub. I’d go there just to watch people’s reactions to the no phones rule, and to see how uncomfortable they get without one.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That is a smart thing to do.

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[–] OratiaGlake (1259) 5 years ago

I don’t have a mobile phone 😬🤦🏼‍♂️😂😎

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[–] Redsfan001 (6218) 5 years ago

You are one of the six left

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[–] OratiaGlake (1259) 5 years ago

I know, right?! 😂😂

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 5 years ago

That's why I don't own one. They're intrusive and an invasion of privacy. I have a basic TracFone I take with me just in case I have car problems. That's it.

I call these devices StupidPhones™ because they are causing our society to become dumbed-down and lazy. Some people can't perform simple tasks without consulting some silly phone app. They stumble around like zombies because they can't divert their eyes from the screen for even a few seconds. They walk into traffic and fall down stairs. What I would like to know is this... what are they looking at? What is so-o-o important on that screen that one would risk ones life, or the life of someone else?

Sorry, but my life does not revolve around some ridiculous electronic gadget.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

😆they walk into traffic and fall down stairs.
I get fucked up by the earpiece guys that stare right at you while talking, then look at you all crazy if you respond to something they say, like you’re interrupting their private phone conversation at the grocery store or wherever.

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 5 years ago

I wasn't exaggerating. Remember when Pokémon Go was all the rage? Not one but two players walked off a cliff:
https://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-players-fall-off-a-cliff-while-enthralled-with-the-game/

And the earpiece guys are completely ridiculous. I'm beginning to wonder if some of them have had those gadgets surgically implanted. What is so important that they can't take the stupid things off in the grocery store?

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Hold up, I heard a little about the pokeman craze, but I thought it was something the kids were doing. Adults were doing this shit? Dude wrecked his car over pokeman? These were grown men that walked off cliffs?! Wtf.

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[–] chilone (18333) 5 years ago

Not me. Unfortunately though, it's a necessary evil for me, but I spend VERY little time on it.

I've always said the "smart" phone will be our downfall.

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[–] ColumboKate (5788) 5 years ago

true.

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[–] IMDBrefugee (435) 5 years ago

This is why I try to only keep reference apps on my phone nothing more to cut down on overuse beyond phone calls and text messages.

Also now I want some potato chips

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[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 5 years ago

Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles sound great right about now.

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