Everybody assume the position

[MrSquished]

taken this evening on a Manhattan 1 train. It was uncanny. We all use our phones a lot it seems.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lol it's kinda sad really what society has become. Even my family is bad for that. I seem to be the only one not glued to my phone.

 

[walrus]

I've seen people do a lot worse on the subway

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

lol it's kinda sad really what society has become. Even my family is bad for that. I seem to be the only one not glued to my phone.

 

[Crono]

It's better for people to be looking at their phones or in the past reading newspapers.

The people who think everyone should be talking to each other don't live in the real world, that's just a good way for arguments and fights to break out, especially if it gets political. Maybe on a nice ride through the European countryside in a dining car or something, but not in the subway.

 

[Rubycon]

The main issue here (digital vs. print) is folks looking at their screens all day are bending their neck down too far. In that position too long. That's not going to play well for the young folk when they get older.

 

[lucia]

It's not easy to put down the phone from their hand.

 

[mikeymikec]

The main issue here (digital vs. print) is folks looking at their screens all day are bending their neck down too far. In that position too long. That's not going to play well for the young folk when they get older.

I was seeing a physio recently (apparently do to my incorrect posture, partly with regard to my new desk but driving as well), and she was saying that she sees a lot of tweens these days with problems relating to necks being bent down to far.

<makes effort to sit more upright and crane my neck forward less>

 

[Mayne]

I would be in the same position but with a paperback novel instead. Thats just me though I guess.

 

[BxgJ]

I must admit I expected something entirely different after reading thread title....

 

[purbeast0]

To me it's not about "being antisocial" it is that people can't be "bored" for more than 2 seconds now a days. They always need to be doing "something" and 99.9% of the time that involves them looking at their cellphone, typically on some sort of social media bullshit to "brag" about what they are doing to a bunch of people who don't care but are also looking to "brag" about what they are doing to feel good about themselves.

I see people at stoplights ALL THE FUCKING TIME looking at their phones (and while driving but that is another story). What did these people do 10 years ago at stop lights before there were cell phones? Same with people waiting in line? While pumping gas?

I know one thing they didn't do - use Facebook. And don't get me wrong, if you are alone and want to do your own thing to pass the time, go for it. I took my son to a playground the other day and there were 3 like 12-13 year olds there, 1 of them a couple. When they left, the couple was holding hands. You know what was in their other hands? Their cellphones, and they were both just looking away from eachother, down at their other hand, looking at their phone while walking and not even communicating. I guess that is the futures of relationships.

 

[cbrunny]

Who cares? Don't concern yourself with what other people do. Go ride a bike or something.

 

[Malogeek]

When they left, the couple was holding hands. You know what was in their other hands? Their cellphones, and they were both just looking away from eachother, down at their other hand, looking at their phone while walking and not even communicating. I guess that is the futures of relationships.

They were probably communicating via Facebook Messenger

 

[momeNt]

Newspapers and phones / laptops / tablets keep spine doctors in business.

 

[ultimatebob]

It's better for people to be looking at their phones or in the past reading newspapers.

The people who think everyone should be talking to each other don't live in the real world, that's just a good way for arguments and fights to break out, especially if it gets political. Maybe on a nice ride through the European countryside in a dining car or something, but not in the subway.

Yeah, especially in that picture where everyone is reading a newspaper! There are probably a lot of people in that subway car getting fired up inside about their own biased interpretation of what they just read. I could see New York Times readers and New York Post readers coming to blows pretty quickly

 

[MrSquished]

Who cares? Don't concern yourself with what other people do. Go ride a bike or something.

I love to ride my bike in the city. I'm not sure what that has to do with making observations about life in general. I think you need to make a run full speed into a wall and clear up that full of shit head of yours.

 

[cbrunny]

I love to ride my bike in the city. I'm not sure what that has to do with making observations about life in general. I think you need to make a run full speed into a wall and clear up that full of shit head of yours.

wrong. i'm good.

 

[pcgeek11]

taken this evening on a Manhattan 1 train. It was uncanny. We all use our phones a lot it seems.

That is one sad picture. Humanity is lost.

 

[zinfamous]

At least they are being informed, rather than reading crazy uncle and retarded friends' facebook posts.

....I'm actually the one guy in that OP train pic that is reading actual print media among the sea of phone zombies.

 

[Stopsignhank]

My wife and I were at breakfast last year and at the counter were about 8 older gentlemen. They were all just sitting there staring straight ahead. Not doing anything, just staring. It was kind of creepy actually.