Rant About Technology Use

[thesummerqueen]

I'm really sick of seeing this sort of attitude:

http://cubiclebot.com/comics/time-before...icleBot%29

"Time Before Smart Phones"

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I'd like to take a minute to explain that if you're having problems having meaningful conversations with people, it's not the technology. It's you. We're going to take this panel by panel.

Panel 2: First of all, I'm generally alone when I'm going somewhere on public transportation. And generally, I don't want to talk to strangers. When I'm with someone I do know, it is quite easy to happily have a conversation you're both interested in. On the other hand, maybe you don't feel like talking. What's wrong with playing on the phone then? I could just as easily ignore all you fuckers with a book or magazine. I'd rather do it with a phone, because then it's harder for you to read over my shoulder and try to talk to me.

Panel 3: Part of my lasting relationships involves phones that can text, e-mail, take pictures, etc. You know what destroys my friend time? School and work. I'm not allowed to use my phone then.

Panel 4: I hate it when my imagination wanders and I have nowhere to record my insanity. Nothing kills relaxation like realizing I'm going to forget a great idea.

Panel 5: ...being able to have knowledge at your fingertips in minutes or seconds is not the same as not being able to work through a problem. In fact, it often helps you do so, instead of you coming to a bad conclusion.

Panel 6: There were people who were shut-ins before smart phones. There are those of us who carry them who love being in the world.

You control the machine, not the other way around. Quit blaming the fork for making you fat, and the phone for your shitty social and creative skills.

Nostalgia is a bitch. As a friend of mine on FB said (to paraphrase), life wasn't fucking peachy before smart phones either.