(02-05-2021, 05:09 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(02-05-2021, 02:35 PM)Jags Wrote: Online anonymity or not, I’m not going to let someone think I actually put my family aside for FA.  Figured that would go without saying.  Other than that, everyone can think whatever the hell they want about me. So, yeah, it pissed me off.  Guess I’m a snowflake.

Relax snowflake.  I was using your experience as an example of how people can not stay off of their phones.  Perhaps I could have worded things differently so you wouldn't get so triggered.  I wasn't trying to imply that you would put your family aside for FA, but you are the one that said that you had "one hand on your phone and one hand on your wife's... occasionally looking away from your phone to see if a baby was there".

You missed my point trying to get across that people are so glued to their "smart" phones, technology and social media that the world is just passing them by.  It's not just you, it's damn near everyone.  When you stop at a red light look around at the cars around you.  9 times out of 10 the driver is sitting there on their phone for whatever reason.  If you go to a doctor's office and sit in the waiting room nobody is browsing the magazines or the newspapers that they put out, everyone is staring down at their phone.  Ask someone a question and if they don't know the answer they immediately get their phone out to "ask Google" for the answer.

To get back on topic I did start watching Social Dilemma and it's pretty much what I figured.  That's why I say that technology and social media has become evil.

Under, not on.  Anyways, I figured that was so outlandish it was obviously not true and meant to be humorous.  But considering the history of my weird [BLEEP] posts, I could see how someone may not be the wiser.  I don’t think they even let dad under center.  I wouldn’t know.  Wife had a c-section. Seemingly 5 minutes in and I’m cutting the cord. Then our fabulous 3 day began.  Whatever.  It’s Not worth arguing over anymore. 

But, you’re right.  People are way too tied to their phones.  It’s disgusting, tbh.  Yeas ago when my step-son was a teenager and the 3 of us went out, before the aforementioned baby I caught with my baseball glove that fateful night, wife and step-son on their phones while out to dinner.  Irritated the living heck out of me.  I may as well been alone. Since then, we’ve come to an agreement not to have them at dinner.  Had an employee that’s was with me a while, asked him to drive to the next lawn so I could handle an email. A lawn only a minute or so from the previous one.  He said “yeah, but I don’t know how to get there.”  Smh.  However, when it comes to the Dr’s office and googling things... I respectfully disagree.  Even pre-Covid I never touched those filthy magazines. Besides, nothing there in my interest.  Id be just as apt to people watch, count the ceiling or floor tiles as I would to pull out my phone.  Really doesn’t matter to me.  I can stare at a wall for 30 minutes if I had to.  And googling an answer?? He’ll yeah!  I’ll do it multiple times a day.  If you don’t know something, find out.  Nothing wrong with that.  I love to learn things.  No matter how trivial it may be.

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