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JGarret said:
Soundwave said:

 

Yeah it's ugly out there. 

Even in Japan, and I travelled pretty much exclusively on the subway for 1-2 hours every day for a good 10 days in Tokyo ... it's actually kinda eerie, what you'll see if the subway is very quiet, but you look to your left and it's like a row of 50 people just staring down at their phone. Look to your right and it's the same thing, lol. 

Bit off topic, but interesting you say this, because the ugly side of the impact of smartphones (along with social media) goes far beyond just dedicated gaming devices.I swear it´s like so many people, especially the new generation, are slowly forgetting how to even have a decent, face to face interaction with another human being, with a good part of the communication being through Facebook, etc..and so many people spend so much time just staring down at their phones.

I see it all the time, every day...in restaurants, tables with 10 people and half of them are just hypnotized by their phones, at family/friends gatherings, same thing, and so on.



Yeah it is what it is the world has definitely changed. Even in my circle of friends I have a buddy who's terrible for this, during a 2 hour dinner/drinks he'll maybe look up from his phone for a total of 15 minutes. 

Teenagers ... are the worst though I think. Christmas dinner, all the teens are just staring down at their phone the whole time.