Just for Fun

[O Really]

Well, as one whose entire lifestyle depends on connectivity, I'm not the least biased in the world, but I think you're blaming bad behaviour of the user on the tech. When we go somewhere we'll have to wait for something, "Mrs. O Really" takes a book. I read Flipboard on my mobile. What's the difference? We used to carry cameras. Now we use our mobiles. But I don't walk into poles (or Italians) and don't ignore the people I'm with to use my mobile. Some do. They're rude. It's not the mobile's fault.

[Sometime Lefty]

Golden oldie

You see examples of this every day....people walking as if in a trance staring at their smartphones or tablets, oblivious of what's going on around them.....totally unaware when someone is speaking to them; "gotta update my Facebook"
We've seen the videos of people walking into traffic, falling into mall fountains, etc...

Here's an example, posted here as well as in the "Just For Fun" thread:

An example of technology turning people into mindless zombies......

[Vrede too]

Like it or not, collectively we are being altered by our personal tech, just as America is altered by the availability of guns and the culture surrounding them. One can't reasonably dismiss all negative results by "blaming bad behaviour of the user on the tech (or guns)."

[JTA]

Yeah but back in the day before smart phones you had to use your imagination along with advertisements from magazines when taking care of business now you have the world at your fingertips and in the palm of your hand.

What is the disease? Reading?

I'm not knocking their usefulness; just the rudeness of the owners. I've had people who, for all practical purpose, were in another world, damn near walk right into me because they had their nose stuck in their phones. You ever be talking to someone and they whip out their phone, or are constantly glancing at it? Poison, I tell you, poison!

Yeah I agree. I work in "technology" but I absolutely detest it. I loathe being connected 24/7. I'm considering selling off all my bullshit and just fucking off into the sunset man, to hell with this rat race.

[Seth Milner]

Well, as one whose entire lifestyle depends on connectivity, I'm not the least biased in the world, but I think you're blaming bad behaviour of the user on the tech. When we go somewhere we'll have to wait for something, "Mrs. O Really" takes a book. I read Flipboard on my mobile. What's the difference? We used to carry cameras. Now we use our mobiles. But I don't walk into poles (or Italians) and don't ignore the people I'm with to use my mobile. Some do. They're rude. It's not the mobile's fault.

Like it or not, collectively we are being altered by our personal tech, just as America is altered by the availability of guns and the culture surrounding them. One can't reasonably dismiss all negative results by "blaming bad behaviour of the user on the tech (or guns)."

I found those pics while browsing through ebaums yesterday and I thought they were funny, and to make fun of ourselves and our dependence on modern technology, I wanted to have a little fun with them. Don't take it so seriously folks! I'm just as guilty as anyone else!

Yeah I agree. I work in "technology" but I absolutely detest it. I loathe being connected 24/7. I'm considering selling off all my bullshit and just fucking off into the sunset man, to hell with this rat race.

Too funny! I lost my smartphone in the lake sometime back and in a way, I felt relieved. I went back to the Verizon store determined to get just a simple phone without all the bells and whistles. After his telling me all the features and conveniences I'd be missing, I let that little jackass talk me into buying another smartphone. I'm currently recuperating at home nursing a broken leg from trying to kick my own ass!

[O Really]

Like it or not, collectively we are being altered by our personal tech, just as America is altered by the availability of guns and the culture surrounding them. One can't reasonably dismiss all negative results by "blaming bad behaviour of the user on the tech (or guns)."

Well, the gun,ummm, "enthusiasts" do have a valid point, in context. A gun, by itself and untouched, doesn't kill. It's a tool used to kill - still a matter of behaviour of the human, not the tool. But yeah, a gun does make it easier to kill, and a person with one is more likely to kill, and a mobile does make it easy and attractive to use and be entertained by it, and if a person has a mobile they're more likely to use it. Probably not many instances of anybody using a mobile to kill somebody with, though. Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

[Vrede too]

... Probably not many instances of anybody using a mobile to kill somebody with, though. Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

I'm not sure who is being quoted with, "worst disease in the world," or what it means.

Cell phones are addictive and thus some use them while driving despite knowing they're 4 times more likely to wreck. Then, texting is even more dangerous. Plus, there are the inattentive pedestrians that injure themselves or get run over. Of course they're used to kill and/or die, thousands of times every year.

[O Really]

I'm not sure who is being quoted with, "worst disease in the world," or what it means.

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Seth's original post with the pics.

[Sometime Lefty]

The one wasting all the bandwidth? The one where "Seth" is acting as middleman and arbiter for whats really funny for ebaums world?

[JTA]

The one wasting all the bandwidth? The one where "Seth" is acting as middleman and arbiter for whats really funny for ebaums world?

He's spreading the ebaums world gospel throughout the land.

[Seth Milner]

Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

... Probably not many instances of anybody using a mobile to kill somebody with, though. Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

I'm not sure who is being quoted with, "worst disease in the world," or what it means.

Seth's original post with the pics.

C'mon folks! Lighten up! The pics were a parody! Did you not see the cat and the little kids? It was not my intent to run down any of your life choices. Once again, it was pointing out how addictive today's technology has gotten.

The one wasting all the bandwidth? The one where "Seth" is acting as middleman and arbiter for whats really funny for ebaums world?

Don't you worry your poor little head none, "Lefty". There's plenty of bandwidth left for you fuss over. I happen to like the PBS (people being stupid) that's found in many of the videos in ebaums and Break!. I'm waiting to see you there.

[Seth Milner]

Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

... Probably not many instances of anybody using a mobile to kill somebody with, though. Or for that matter dying from the "worst disease in the world."

I'm not sure who is being quoted with, "worst disease in the world," or what it means.

Seth's original post with the pics.

C'mon folks! Lighten up! The pics were a parody! Did you not see the cat and the little kids? It was not my intent to run down any of your life choices. Once again, it was pointing out how addictive today's technology has gotten.

The one wasting all the bandwidth? The one where "Seth" is acting as middleman and arbiter for whats really funny for ebaums world?

Don't you worry your poor little head none, "Lefty". There's plenty of bandwidth left for you fuss over. I happen to like the PBS (people being stupid) that's found in many of the videos in ebaums and Break!. I'm waiting to see you there.

He's spreading the ebaums world gospel throughout the land.

I'd much rather walk around with a smile on my face, rather than to be a grouchy old sourpuss every waking moment.

[O Really]

I dunno, Seth - sure the pics might be entertaining, but labeling them as "worst disease in the world" does seem to be a bit judgmental. Maybe not you personally, but there are a lot of people running around saying, with some degree of seriousness, that mobiles are the devil's tool and are ruining everybody's minds and will turn people into zombies. So yeah, I look at a vid of the woman falling into the fountain because she's reading her mobile and I laugh my ass off. But a series of pics of people on their mobiles labeled "worst disease" strikes me as a commentary I might like to respond to.

[Seth Milner]

I dunno, Seth - sure the pics might be entertaining, but labeling them as "worst disease in the world" does seem to be a bit judgmental. Maybe not you personally, but there are a lot of people running around saying, with some degree of seriousness, that mobiles are the devil's tool and are ruining everybody's minds and will turn people into zombies. So yeah, I look at a vid of the woman falling into the fountain because she's reading her mobile and I laugh my ass off. But a series of pics of people on their mobiles labeled "worst disease" strikes me as a commentary I might like to respond to.

Fair enough. I didn't create the photos or the title; I copied and pasted them. I'm certain the one who posted them did so as a tongue-in-cheek light-hearted look; which was my intention. As the thread title indicates: "Just For Fun". PM

[Vrede too]

I'm not sure who is being quoted with, "worst disease in the world," or what it means.

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Seth's original post with the pics.

Ah, maybe a bit hyperbolic.

[Vrede too]

... but there are a lot of people running around saying, with some degree of seriousness, that mobiles are the devil's tool and are ruining everybody's minds and will turn people into zombies....

Ruined demonic zombies usually deny being ruined demonic zombies.

[O Really]

... but there are a lot of people running around saying, with some degree of seriousness, that mobiles are the devil's tool and are ruining everybody's minds and will turn people into zombies....

Ruined demonic zombies usually deny being ruined demonic zombies.

Sure, and Luddites deny being Luddites. That doesn't mean either is correct about the other.

[Vrede too]

... Luddites deny being Luddites....

Not me, I'm proud of it , but that can be separated from rational assessment of impacts on our psyches, culture and society, good and bad.

[Vrede too]

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The forward facing angle is cool enough, but you can also click and drag for a 360-degree view.

[O Really]

90's Tech... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/connected ... vi-BBlJbKe