My personal cell phone is just that, it's only a phone. It's for convenience in case I get lost or other emergencies. I don't want mobile entertainment, I'd rather do that at home with my family and in small, metered doses. There's way more to life than staring at a stinking 5" screen all hours of the day... or ANY media for that matter.
... and I'm pretty much convinced that a smartphone user texting while driving is going to be the one that eventually kills me on the road. I'm so sick of it
It’s a generational thing. I fought getting a smartphone until a puppy chewed up my old Motorola Razr, then went to iPhone because business expectations had ratcheted up to the point that being reachable with both voice and email became unavoidable, and texting was near to impossible with adult male fingers on the analog numerical keys. For others, I’m guessing that these things are central to their lives, more than tv, more than a desktop or laptop computer. Their music, their work, their friends and family, their games, their personal photos. It’s the one indispensable thing, to them. They’re the people who get some sort of thrill out of seeing them destroyed, it’s the shock value I guess? I don’t really “get” it completely myself, that’s just my attempt at understanding.
Have ya noticed it's middle aged people who are the worst?
This tech stuff is like an opiate. Thinking about something really unpleasant, don't like thinking about, don't want to think--get on the internet--get lost in a youtube video about some kid who does pranks in his neighborhood or how to do an DIY ombre look cut off jean shorts-look at hot chicks on a beach in Barbados --whatever, it's a reality avoidance tool. It can't be healthy long term, I'd imagine.