Life in the bow

casper

The Living Force
"A short film that takes less than three minutes indicating the radical consequences of consumerism through the prism of excessive use of smart phones, more widespread practice in modern society. The screen so parade being lowered view, that the head should be lifted only when the fire "selfie".

video:
https://youtu.be/ALzCl6T8ZDI

Today, while I was returning from work, (thankfully I was not driving fast), without looking in front of her ,girl flew to the road, it was all engrossed in his mobile phone, with headphones in their ears.
Did you noticed that more and more people do not watch where they walk? :huh:
 
I found this video rather comical, thank you casper! I couldnt help but laugh at some of the scenes :lol:, quite graphic in a way aswell!

Today i got on a train and as it was rush hour, I had to sit next to a women, probably my mums age. As soon as i sat down she didnt lift her head away from her screen once. She didnt look out the window at the passing by scenery, nor look at anyone else on the train. Looking around, this was the norm for most people of all ages, unless they where in a group of friends. Quite shocking as it used to be the youth who where so 'glued to their phones'.

So it seems that the staring at the screen is now used for socially awkward situations. My partner said ''It would be great if everyone just spoke to each other!''. So it seems to be choosing to isolate yourself completely from any sort of interaction with strangers...
 
Huxley said:
I found this video rather comical, thank you casper! I couldnt help but laugh at some of the scenes :lol:, quite graphic in a way aswell!



So it seems that the staring at the screen is now used for socially awkward situations. My partner said ''It would be great if everyone just spoke to each other!''. So it seems to be choosing to isolate yourself completely from any sort of interaction with strangers...

I have actually noticed how playing with my phone in a crowd can be quite comforting so that i dont have to look like i dont know what i am doing. even if i pretend to be using it. it instantly takes that uncomfortable awkward shyness away that i often feel.
 
davey72 said:
I have actually noticed how playing with my phone in a crowd can be quite comforting so that i dont have to look like i dont know what i am doing. even if i pretend to be using it. it instantly takes that uncomfortable awkward shyness away that i often feel.

I cant deny that i find myself doing it at times davey72. But i also force myself to put it away when i notice it. I think a good question to ask is why we feel uncomfortable, awkward and shy?
 
davey72 said:
I have actually noticed how playing with my phone in a crowd can be quite comforting so that i dont have to look like i dont know what i am doing. even if i pretend to be using it. it instantly takes that uncomfortable awkward shyness away that i often feel.

That's a short term fix, for sure. But it doesn't do anything to help you with social anxiety in the long run. Which I would think would be something you would want to alleviate. How about trying something different? Why, in a crowd, do you feel like you don't know what you are doing? Is there even a specific way to "look" that makes others think you know what you are doing? Sounds like you have a bit of the spotlight effect going on Davey: Are other people REALLY looking at you?

I don't think people notice you as much as you think they do.
 
It is a sign of the times, for sure. I have to admit that I'm often on my phone in public, checking the forum or reading SOTT. It would obviously be better to be more engaged with what's around me, but sometimes I just want to keep up with what's going on here and am not as interested in my mundane commute to work. I do look up periodically, put the phone down and try to work on situational awareness. But it's probably not as often as I should :-[ I would also never be on the phone in a potentially dangerous situation.
 
Try driving by any university or community college. Even when they're not glued to the phone with earbuds in, it's like nobody looks both ways before crossing the street anymore. People trust the traffic signals too much. I even had a middle-aged woman try to jaywalk in front of me on a very busy street (which is notorious for jaywalkers; I'm amazed more people don't get killed) while playing on the phone. At least the horn got her attention!

I rarely use my cell phone (generally a few times a month, if that) but sometimes I'll browse the internet on a tablet. I can't do it for long without getting a headache and aches in my joints, though, so even if I'm feeling anxious (as davey72 mentions), it's usually more comfortable to observe what's going on around me than trying to run from it with the tablet.

Thanks for the video, casper!
 
This is so true,

I was in melboune walking up the main street. Stopping at a red light a girl next to me stepped out as she was on her phone. I called to her immediately, she looked up stepping back as a truck roared by. Its quite worrisome how bad this behaviour is. Almost like some hypnotic comfort device our eyes are glued too!!

That was a really good little animation casper. Thanks for sharing!!
 
Its happening all over the world. I`m going to gym for the last 10 years and i have noticed the last few years that young people are coming to gym with their smartphones and they are just sitting on the exercise equipment , benches and just watching in their phones all the time.They will do their exercise in a 10-15 seconds and next few minutes they are just staring in the phone screens. It can be very irritating for other people who are waiting for the same bench or same equipment and they just sit there and stare at their phones. They are practically like a zombie, totally unaware of what is happening around them.
 
Heimdallr said:
davey72 said:
I have actually noticed how playing with my phone in a crowd can be quite comforting so that i dont have to look like i dont know what i am doing. even if i pretend to be using it. it instantly takes that uncomfortable awkward shyness away that i often feel.

That's a short term fix, for sure. But it doesn't do anything to help you with social anxiety in the long run. Which I would think would be something you would want to alleviate. How about trying something different? Why, in a crowd, do you feel like you don't know what you are doing? Is there even a specific way to "look" that makes others think you know what you are doing? Sounds like you have a bit of the spotlight effect going on Davey: Are other people REALLY looking at you?

I don't think people notice you as much as you think they do.

Interesting observation. I am sure you have a good point here. i was more so pointing out my own observation in this matter. i have actually come a long ways i think as i either don't really care so much, or i am more comfortable in my surroundings these days. Funny you mentioned it though, as i was thinking about the projecting that we all do, and that thread came to mind. I was reading how Jung had said that something like 75 percent of what we think of others, or what they are saying is actually our own projection. I cant remember how it was worded.
 
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