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Cool, now you'll have to charge your glasses every day? I really hope this won't become the norm where all people will literally be strapped to their devices 24/7 minus sleep time. Oh well, we sortof live in this world, everybody's scrolling through their feeds already on their smart phones already. The technology is cool though, too bad it's used to extract all our attention.
RandallBrown
> everybody's scrolling through their feeds already on their smart phones already

It's kinda weird to me that this feels so dystopian.

Before smartphones it's not like I was sitting there appreciating the world around me. I was just bored and unhappy. Now I'm paying my bills, watching funny videos, looking up interesting things about something I heard about earlier in the day, etc.

But still, there's something off-putting about a group of strangers doing something mundane like waiting for a bus and staring at their phones the whole time.

ccppurcell
If you were unhappy before, I doubt smartphones have made you happier. They relieve boredom for sure but here's the kicker: boredom is good for you.
RandallBrown
I'm not sure boredom is good for you. I think boredom will often lead your brain into doing things that are good for you, but just being bored doesn't seem like something beneficial to me.

I'm not sure what I would gain by sitting in a doctor's office waiting for my appointment and being bored vs. sitting there with my phone reading/watching something.

The problem (in my opinion) comes when you start replacing everything you do with just scrolling on your phone. Like if I'm bored at home I just scroll TikTok instead of playing a sport or learning a new skill.

nsxwolf
We have other devices we are strapped to at sleep time to monitor our sleep data.
divan
You just put them into the case, similar how it is with Airpods.

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