tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post7007915633099218734..comments2024-03-18T21:55:56.412-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Brain Candy - Can We Break Our Smartphone Addiction?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-27290059089376019252018-02-19T10:59:45.699-08:002018-02-19T10:59:45.699-08:00When I was a kid all we had was one of those rotar...When I was a kid all we had was one of those rotary dial phones for 7 people in the house. Somehow we survived. Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-64173158281935866602018-02-19T10:33:24.228-08:002018-02-19T10:33:24.228-08:00Research now underway appears to suggest that thes...<br />Research now underway appears to suggest that these devices and the way young people interact with them is indeed altering brain function. There was a writer, a fully-formed adult, who recently said he no longer could muster the attention span required to write. <br /><br />I have a smart phone. I use it as a safety/communications/navigation device for my car and my motorcycle that is when I can remember where I left the damned thing before I head out. They're useful devices until you become joined at the hip.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-60154434828478028472018-02-19T08:28:04.035-08:002018-02-19T08:28:04.035-08:00It's interesting to note the kid's reactio...It's interesting to note the kid's reaction when he couldn't get at his cell phone. The shorter the attention span, the less likely wise decisions will result.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-25739610093613221932018-02-18T19:44:17.000-08:002018-02-18T19:44:17.000-08:00Blackberry was exclusively about people being cons...Blackberry was exclusively about people being constantly in touch with their email. I guess you could say that the screen staring and texting phenomenon was pioneered on blackberry devices. This peculiar aspect of human behaviour was of no real use to blackberry, but other tech companies noticed, and it has been taken advantage of to another level with the current smart phone uses. <br /><br />It's unfair to say that RIM was about selling crap to consumers: it was selling to businesses the service of secure email on the cellular network. crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-44359491608244767802018-02-18T19:21:20.642-08:002018-02-18T19:21:20.642-08:00Pretty interesting that Jimbo would only now notic...Pretty interesting that Jimbo would only now notice the problem. I say bullocks to that. You don't become wealthy by missing an opportunity to unload shit on a consumer based group like the teenager described. Cell phone use is a disease that is a global problem. I ride the MTR in Hong Kong and I see it everyday day. Imagine for a second living in a place with a population of Honkers trying to navigate the sidewalks behind mindless people of all ages blankly staring at the devices. It brings new meaning to the concept of being unable to walk and chew gum at the same time.zoombats in Hong Kongnoreply@blogger.com