tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post6168007358816539330..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Mobile Series 3Civic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-71296034795761844392014-11-11T12:17:18.030-08:002014-11-11T12:17:18.030-08:00Dear Hattie: Resist!Dear Hattie: Resist!Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-83085730707527638702014-11-11T11:58:13.147-08:002014-11-11T11:58:13.147-08:00Even more pronounced in Seattle. I am resisting bu...Even more pronounced in Seattle. I am resisting buying a smart phone, because I think people look so dumb pecking away at them all the time. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-14746408416347289522014-11-10T18:11:30.727-08:002014-11-10T18:11:30.727-08:00Dear Patrick: I'm trying to be as neutral abou...Dear Patrick: I'm trying to be as neutral about the phenomenon as possible and just document it, but yeah, sometimes it's annoying and sometimes it's not. I always read while eating alone too, and agree with you that it doesn't really matter if it's a book/magazine/mobile device, However, there was something about the glare of three mobile devices at that countertop surrounding me which I found very annoying, so I moved seats and read the latest gossip from the restaurant-provided Entertainment Weekly in peace.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-59438191097706882342014-11-10T13:44:16.594-08:002014-11-10T13:44:16.594-08:00I hate the people who walk down the street, eyes g...I hate the people who walk down the street, eyes glued to their e-toys, expecting others to move aside for them. But in all fairness to the people reading during lunch -- I always have a book or magazine with me during lunch, and there really isn't much difference between reading off a device and reading off the printed page. I don't know if that means I'm not really present while I'm eating or if I'm just using time as efficiently as I can. But I think there is a difference between walking with the devices and sitting down and reading with them.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-52134291010375386862014-11-10T10:02:32.423-08:002014-11-10T10:02:32.423-08:00Thanks, Rachel. Since I've started looking for...Thanks, Rachel. Since I've started looking for and documenting the phenomenon, it's become really startling to discover how many addicted people there are in public in every kind of setting.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-76212180595549800872014-11-10T09:01:51.305-08:002014-11-10T09:01:51.305-08:00I really love this series. I hate seeing people gl...I really love this series. I hate seeing people glued to devices instead of being present in the now and participating/interacting with the real world (though I admit I have been guilty of this once or twice myself).Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357336354056144926noreply@blogger.com