Here's my blog entry where I talked about living without a smartphone, and some advice, while using zero pictures https://steemit.com/ulog/@virtualself/ulog-17-living-without-a-smartphone
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Here's my blog entry where I talked about living without a smartphone, and some advice, while using zero pictures https://steemit.com/ulog/@virtualself/ulog-17-living-without-a-smartphone
When my smart phone broke, I felt completely isolated.
I was out to dinner with a boyfriend and all of his friends. I thought "no big deal, I'll have plenty of people to talk to anyway!"
And that was when I noticed that everyone... and I mean everyone was staring into their phones talking about what they were looking at. Or not talking at ALL. It was the most awkward I have ever felt. I remember trying to find something to do with my hands. So desperate that I even pulled out a pack of cigarettes and just held it like one would a phone.
It is insane when you think about how reliant everyone is on their cell phones for... well, everything.
Clicking on your post was an eye opener for me because it made me realize that I really do judge a book by it's cover all the time on steemit. I look at things that catch my eye.
And I am probably missing out on a lot of content because of that! Thanks for opening my eyes! (literally)
I feel that way most of the time too. That is why I'm either writing or reading something when I'm with my friends, 'cause I know very well that the default activity for this generation is staring into a device, which is something I can't do because I don't have one. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Did your time without the phone change anything for you?
It really made me realize what I look like and am missing when I am glued to my phone all the time. (total zombie)
It is a bad habit that I am still trying to break. Honestly, I should just get rid of the thing. It doesn't really do anything positive for me, besides ensure that people can reach me. But I so rarely use it for that.
It was my first experience in a long time where I saw how involved everyone gets in their tech that they don't even listen to one another. It is kind of surreal.
When my smart phone broke, I felt completely isolated.
I was out to dinner with a boyfriend and all of his friends. I thought "no big deal, I'll have plenty of people to talk to anyway!"
And that was when I noticed that everyone... and I mean everyone was staring into their phones talking about what they were looking at. Or not talking at ALL. It was the most awkward I have ever felt. I remember trying to find something to do with my hands. So desperate that I even pulled out a pack of cigarettes and just held it like one would a phone.
It is insane when you think about how reliant everyone is on their cell phones for... well, everything.
Clicking on your post was an eye opener for me because it made me realize that I really do judge a book by it's cover all the time on steemit. I look at things that catch my eye.
And I am probably missing out on a lot of content because of that! Thanks for opening my eyes! (literally)
Read this, loved it, left a comment for you 😀. Life without a smartphone would just be super boring.. also pictures on posts are necessary but content matters too. 👍 👍
Thanks! :)
I hate smartphones - will never have one. However, Steemit posts without pictures would be less appealing i imagine, maybe due to being a visual artist. I read lots of books tho :)
Thanks for the insight :)
Indeed, posts without photos are kinda dull... and I know a LOT of people depend on their smartphones as their connection to the world. I have one, too... I barely use it, mind you.
But I should add that I'm an "old fart," old enough that I helped usher in the Internet, and remember days when web sites were "all text" and putting an image online consisted of TWO major elements: Finding a large enough copy shop that they had a flatbed scanner (cost: about $5K, at the time!) where they could scan a paper photo and create a gif or jpg... AND being mindful that the created image was small enough (typically no more than about 60K total!) that it wouldn't be a drag on people who were using dial-up connections moving at 28.8K. Yes, that's a real thing.
But that doesn't mean I don't empathize with the pain of anyone having to do without their technology!
Thanks for the wonderful insight! :)
Nice entry ... I agree with your post but I doubt things will change. We are more likely to click the link of a topic that has an image that catches our eye then one with no image at all.
On a side note .. we all should take some time and live without Smartphones and tablets .. and laptops as the majority of us spend way too much time in front of a screen.
Indeed!
Only one time I forgot my smartphone when I was goin' out....it was a disaster. Then I realized how addictive that thing is. Creepy. :)
It's funny how that rectangular piece of glass, metal, and circuitry can command the attention of millions
"A picture is worth a thousand words", but only if its viewer doth translate that picture into words.
True