There are growing numbers of people aspiring to escape the cell bubble -they call it unmachining and creating an embodied reality, and they have some pretty good ideas -see School of the unconformed recent stacks about seeds
The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.
The mobile phone masts will not be pulled down. Luddites never stopped anything! People will not stop staring at their little screens. Something that once seemed like a technological miracle is fast becoming civilisation's curse, socially as addictive as smoking and as damaging as alcohol.
The sad thing is that the more we use these things the more lonely and isolated we all become.
So while I agree wholeheartedly with what Diane and others have said, we need to use our imaginations to search out for a solution. But in so saying, my imagination completely fails me!
Gosh yes, we are in trouble! I've just watched Leave the World Behind. lol. But how do you break the bubble? Sometimes, I'm guilty of this, sitting in a resto with the husband and we barely talk. I watch him scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. I want to say something but feel so helpless!
It’s become as natural as breathing—scrolling for what I’m not sure. My husband says it’s boredom, but I read more than scroll. He’s a news scroller. Alas!
So true Diane! In the grocery store, not calling to ask what they need but conversations in the produce section, and my personal pet peeve, at checkout. Not a word to the cashier, not a word in reply. Not even stopping when she asked a question.
I’m on my phone when Hubs is at work but damn people need to interact!!
There are growing numbers of people aspiring to escape the cell bubble -they call it unmachining and creating an embodied reality, and they have some pretty good ideas -see School of the unconformed recent stacks about seeds
The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.
The mobile phone masts will not be pulled down. Luddites never stopped anything! People will not stop staring at their little screens. Something that once seemed like a technological miracle is fast becoming civilisation's curse, socially as addictive as smoking and as damaging as alcohol.
The sad thing is that the more we use these things the more lonely and isolated we all become.
So while I agree wholeheartedly with what Diane and others have said, we need to use our imaginations to search out for a solution. But in so saying, my imagination completely fails me!
Well-said, Richard B!
Gosh yes, we are in trouble! I've just watched Leave the World Behind. lol. But how do you break the bubble? Sometimes, I'm guilty of this, sitting in a resto with the husband and we barely talk. I watch him scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. I want to say something but feel so helpless!
It’s become as natural as breathing—scrolling for what I’m not sure. My husband says it’s boredom, but I read more than scroll. He’s a news scroller. Alas!
Yes!!
So true Diane! In the grocery store, not calling to ask what they need but conversations in the produce section, and my personal pet peeve, at checkout. Not a word to the cashier, not a word in reply. Not even stopping when she asked a question.
I’m on my phone when Hubs is at work but damn people need to interact!!
Thanks! YES, grocery stores too. No wonder employees don’t smile when treated like servants!
Thanks for the reminder. I know i sometimes fall into that bubble too.
My husband nabs me every time--and that’s a good thing🤩