Dear Smartphone,
I
understand and appreciate the limitless information you provide at my
fingertips, but this capability comes with several drawbacks that modern
society fails to recognize as problems. Because of your infinite sources of
novelty and entertainment, people cannot spend a few minutes waiting in line
without pulling you out from their pockets and checking to see if their cyber
lives are any more interesting than their present ones. Gone are the days when
people make small talk on the bus. People are so accustomed to your five-inch
face that they are afraid of making real eye contact with strangers. Nobody is alone
anymore. Sitting in pockets and purses, you maintain a constant connection with
the rest of the world, reminding people how much they are missing every second
of every day. It is this fear of missing out on new information, falling behind
on game leaderboards, and becoming socially irrelevant that forces individuals
to never let you go. People chain themselves to walls when you become tired,
stopping everything they are doing to nourish you and make sure you stay alive
just a few more hours.
Smartphone,
these problems are not your fault. People allow you to dictate their lives
because they can’t imagine a world without you. Most folks used to consider you
a useless nuisance (some brave ones still do), but every day more and more of
your kind are adopted by consumers who want to plug into the digital realm.
There are now more of you on this earth than there are people. Please, be nice
to us.
Sincerely,
Brad
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