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In reply to the discussion: I am in a constant struggle with all the electronic crap and "upgrades" that do nothing to improve [View all]PatSeg
(47,372 posts)I see people carrying on long conversations via text when it would be faster and easier to just call the other person.
When it comes to technology, there are things that I love and wouldn't want to do without, but others that are just too much. I love my computer, all my digital cameras and photo software programs, online banking and shopping, but smartphones drive me nuts. Watching a group of people sitting around and staring at their phones, instead of talking to one another is very disturbing. That need to be connected at all times cannot be healthy. "Excuse me, I have to take this" is rarely true. Most calls and messages can wait until later, but there is an unnatural urgency to everything these days and in the process, we end up missing what is actually going on right in front of us.
The worst is seeing young children staring at phones. What do most children need a phone for?