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Title: An Observation
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 18, 2024, 08:56:53 AM
Looking out from the kitchen window this morning I watched a child passing on his way to school. Head down he was was bent over studying his smart phone.

Question, are we breeding a generation of Quasimodos?
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: Barman on January 18, 2024, 08:59:21 AM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on January 18, 2024, 08:56:53 AM
Looking out from the kitchen window this morning I watched a child passing on his way to school. Head down he was was bent over studying his smart phone.

Question, are we breeding a generation of Quasimodos?

I'm not sure about their backs but their brains are shot for sure...

...it is terrible to see families in restaurants with very young children kept quiet - almost zombie like - by staring at a smartphone screen...  noooo:
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 18, 2024, 12:04:42 PM
Honestly I'm half expecting to see signs like this everywhere before too much longer

(https://i.redd.it/u7w29i0w2w051.jpg)

 noooo:
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: apc2010 on December 17, 2024, 06:00:47 PM
Quote from: Barman on January 18, 2024, 08:59:21 AM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on January 18, 2024, 08:56:53 AM
Looking out from the kitchen window this morning I watched a child passing on his way to school. Head down he was was bent over studying his smart phone.

Question, are we breeding a generation of Quasimodos?

I'm not sure about their backs but their brains are shot for sure...

...it is terrible to see families in restaurants with very young children kept quiet - almost zombie like - by staring at a smartphone screen...  noooo:


We notice at weddings most guests are on phones too …they pay fortunes to attend an event for friends and family ..then search FB … noooo: 
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 17, 2024, 06:32:07 PM
At work I regularly see couples on dates ignoring each other while messing around on their phones.  noooo:
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: apc2010 on December 17, 2024, 06:42:38 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on December 17, 2024, 06:32:07 PM
At work I regularly see couples on dates ignoring each other while messing around on their phones.  noooo:

Tinder …. smile:
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: Barman on December 17, 2024, 06:51:52 PM
Quote from: apc2010 on December 17, 2024, 06:42:38 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on December 17, 2024, 06:32:07 PM
At work I regularly see couples on dates ignoring each other while messing around on their phones.  noooo:

Tinder …. smile:

Grindr...  lol:
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: apc2010 on December 18, 2024, 06:49:27 PM
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrib.al%2FZ47UBEn%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1nxzqVq9-eb_Ug7pAb_Q_WAS8ew-KyFuFHYNxCnCyYJ4102S8r_ohunuM_aem_dPEdX9tywognNz58bghngA&h=AT2Ci_SC__PUM7ndk0_X3_QiMXl32sKvBtYrFW-l3Y6-qx3eVsPwEZzXcqHtVhx413b4eje78Eg-LqZhckPxRfFtNDuKOMaHIYXi2UU7Acdf0I9fncQHxWuEELkXpt3NWsmNAr0CvTUEeiObC8go2a7_kupobrWYTAYtPw&__tn__=R*F&c%5B0%5D=AT2EfWKha3beOHol-JVV-kuMUcJOniRVSRuSAiVZQyAJ828OGnUHLaVivzRGwV-POuDGND7hFLCAv7R-XiG3gvWUOUflGNKz8ctsjQNrT62cUrK3tGpmmg4jOXAqXfEUZSLFTBUOYWRdncXoQK75b6vJeMY6ePmRJw6HYjrnddAfFZY3WuXtdgNm-FXDp8yknaL3Z2nQ82KurFkgbOS_l9vBQev042rxu7svmateRIPs8n4tdH7WCYq6jrQQ
Title: Re: An Observation
Post by: Steve on December 18, 2024, 06:55:12 PM
Quote from: apc2010 on December 18, 2024, 06:49:27 PM
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrib.al%2FZ47UBEn%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1nxzqVq9-eb_Ug7pAb_Q_WAS8ew-KyFuFHYNxCnCyYJ4102S8r_ohunuM_aem_dPEdX9tywognNz58bghngA&h=AT2Ci_SC__PUM7ndk0_X3_QiMXl32sKvBtYrFW-l3Y6-qx3eVsPwEZzXcqHtVhx413b4eje78Eg-LqZhckPxRfFtNDuKOMaHIYXi2UU7Acdf0I9fncQHxWuEELkXpt3NWsmNAr0CvTUEeiObC8go2a7_kupobrWYTAYtPw&__tn__=R*F&c%5B0%5D=AT2EfWKha3beOHol-JVV-kuMUcJOniRVSRuSAiVZQyAJ828OGnUHLaVivzRGwV-POuDGND7hFLCAv7R-XiG3gvWUOUflGNKz8ctsjQNrT62cUrK3tGpmmg4jOXAqXfEUZSLFTBUOYWRdncXoQK75b6vJeMY6ePmRJw6HYjrnddAfFZY3WuXtdgNm-FXDp8yknaL3Z2nQ82KurFkgbOS_l9vBQev042rxu7svmateRIPs8n4tdH7WCYq6jrQQ
An awful case.  IMHO that sentence is OTT