Posted on 09/13/2020 11:38:34 AM PDT by daniel1212
In the U.S., at least three of every four people now own a smartphone. And one estimate suggests that Americans touch their mobile devices more than 2,600 times a day on average. But what do all those pings and buzzes, scrolls and swipes actually add up to?..
Initial data from a $300-million study by the National Institutes of Health, for example, now provides evidence that a child's brain may indeed develop differently with heavy use of digital devices. Those of us whose brains matured before the first iPhone came to market in 2007 may also be vulnerable to mental changes. The more tethered we are to our phones, studies show, the harder it is to think deeply, attentively and conceptually — not to mention remember basic information...
Our smartphones seem to wield their influence even when we're not using them. The mere presence of a smartphone seemed to reduce the quality of conversations in one study. Another study found a link between having a smartphone within sight, even if turned off, with lower scores on tests of short-term memory and problem solving...
Research suggests that smartphones can inhibit people from offering help to strangers on the street, reduce how much we smile at unfamiliar faces in a waiting room...
"People don't talk about or realize that we actually get quite a lot from casual social interactions," said Kostadin Kushlev, a social psychologist..
Perhaps not surprisingly, researchers have also begun to link weakened social skills, including the inability to read emotions or initiate casual conversations, to smartphone use.
Twenge noticed a troubling correlation between when smartphones became popular and when rates of mental health problems among teens and young adults began skyrocketing.
While reading this thread, I picked up my iPhone 7 times.
Yes! I’m a “texty”...prefer texting to anything...and has been good for comms with younger family members ... but for longer stuff I do send emails, ie articles about BLM etc...
Once.
And that was because we actually needed it for the directions.
I have a semi-smart phone, I do four things on it, make calls, send text, get directions and use the inventory program to keep track of what is in the store and what is needed.
It probably does more stuff but I never use it.
At last, I am a minority! Should I feel repressed?
Now, gibsmedat.
“without checking their phone every few minutes”
Have to admit no ideas as to what the hell people keep “checking” on the damn things. Not going to ask them.
you cant leave your electronic leash at home
gets the owner angry
But I hate it when everyone depends on texting. And i get message from everyone all at once with disparate understanding of the matter from all parties. Then I gotta sort out the truth and tell everybody...and make sure they read the message AND understand it. Real pain
I hate them too. I need it for business, I travel a lot...but 90 percent of the phone is unnecessary. Phone, camera, occasionally a text. For this I pay too much every month. :(
I hate text crap as trying to reply requires using the numeric keypad and up to 4 button presses for some letters.
I wish people would ask yes/no if a follow on text message was OK.
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Drawing of people in traffic glued to phones.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/11/14/business/13Techfix-illo/13Techfix-illo-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg
People with phones at a restaurant ignoring each other.
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/people-using-smartphones-restaurant-table-group-chatting-92675484.jpg
I have a little dumb phone.
Everyone asks why I don’t get a smart phone.
I tell them I don’t want one and I don’t need it.
The shells burn beautifully.
If you do campfires, save the shells and use them to either start the fire or just have some fun throwing in a handful at a time and watching the fire flare up.
The ones that immediately take pictures of the dinner as it is served, then frantically (I assume) upload the pics are a real hoot.
The most dangerous are in rental cars, weaving about as they apparenlty stare at the things for directions.
300 Million,
I could have
Told them That
For less.
Pharaoh...WOW! Jim? not at all. Larry...a bit. Thanks for those links, After the Grande Ballroom Canned Heat (or whoever) was done at Beverly St. and Grand River in Detroit...we would many times head over to Baker’s Keyboard Lounge on Livernois near 8 mile in Detroit to listen to some great jazz until 4-5 in the morning.
Back in the day...
Hang on to the
Oxygen.
Brain cells and such.
I have a smartphone. I use it to make and receive calls and tether to the WiFi in my computer for Internet access. That’s it.
I HATE texting. If you want my attention, call me or send me an email. If you text me do not expect a response.
Yeah, I know... old school :)
Really simple ones, designed to come out in nice, round numbers at the end.
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