"I Forgot My Phone"-Poignant video about smartphone obsession

http://youtu.be/Sz-iDudsw5s

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Originally Posted by kawiracer14

How the hell would I post here while taking a dump if not for my iPhone??!

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Ummm, please remind me not to borrow your phone, EVER

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Originally Posted by rockhound

Ummm, please remind me not to borrow your phone, EVER

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You should probably avoid other people's books.

http://youtu.be/NygOFsExGMU

yeah magazines also.

I just had a talk about this with my father-in-law. He's the guy who still doesn't have a cell phone of any kind. He mentioned that smart phones are great for getting things like directions somewhere, allowing you to find alternate routes if there is traffic (he's from LA). But by having the ability to do things like facebook and that other crap, you get way too attached to it. I make a point to not have games or facebook on my phone for that very reason.

Side note: twitter is the absolute worst of all these though. It brings this mindset of "Everyone needs to know what I'm thinking right this second" how many times have you seen athletes or celebrities come out and have to apologize for something stupid they said in the heat of the moment?

Narcissism on display.

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Originally Posted by osok-308

I just had a talk about this with my father-in-law. He's the guy who still doesn't have a cell phone of any kind. He mentioned that smart phones are great for getting things like directions somewhere, allowing you to find alternate routes if there is traffic (he's from LA). But by having the ability to do things like facebook and that other crap, you get way too attached to it. I make a point to not have games or facebook on my phone for that very reason.

Side note: twitter is the absolute worst of all these though. It brings this mindset of "Everyone needs to know what I'm thinking right this second" how many times have you seen athletes or celebrities come out and have to apologize for something stupid they said in the heat of the moment?

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^^^^

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Originally Posted by Gman

Narcissism on display.

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Couldn't have said it any better! I've actually been at a bar and heard someone say "Hang on, I gotta tweet this!" Good thing I wasn't drinking anything, or it would have come out very quickly due to extreme disgust.