Reminds me of when Mochelle visited the foodbank and the lady eating there took the selfie with her using a $600 phone which was top of the line back then.
We've been conned (persuaded) into the idea that the phone in your pocket is a natural necessity. Food, Phone, Fuel, Shelter. You aren't even alive in the world if you don't have a phone in your pocket (or, mostly, in your hand at all times).
They pay for that but opt out of a car, TV, land line phone, land line internet even, etc. Times and utilities are different.
An eight year study of phone dependent people proves that the phone people would forego food, shelter, sex, and life itself, in order to have their faces buried in the phone. People need their phones. The Phone is what it means to be human.
Edit: Can't find the eight year study on the innertubes, but believe me, it's out there.
Edit: Can't find the eight year study on the innertubes, but believe me, it's out there.
One comment on the article in the OP. If it was really written by a twenty six year old woman, she must have cribbed it from endless innerwebs commentary by old resentful men in their pajamas, and yes, old men love Cheetos, too. Why did she do that? (Assuming that she did that)
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I believe you on the study, for sure.
I'll still argue that for an 18-22 year old college student, many (most) use the mobile phone as their primary source of internet, email, and phone communication. A LARGE portion don't even have a computer, using only the computer labs or maybe a very cheap chrome book to type up papers.
It's arguably not a frivolous expense for what it accomplishes.
I'm not saying all kids should skip college and enter trades, or vice versa, or we should make excuses for them etc. Just that times are different. Opportunity and Literal costs for attending / not attending college are very different now compared to even MY generation a couple decades ago (and I am one of the younger members here), so the choices the current generation makes has to be considered given the times and environment impacting their choices/options. And not the environment and costs that framed those choices when they were made by previous generations.
Agreed. Those of us who have real world contact with real young people believe it's possible that the young people have a Work ethic at least as strong as we did at their age.
I detect a severe form of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Why are you on this forum. I thought demonRATS hated guns. I would suggest you relocate to the liberal, utopian paradise of Venezuela.
So, I guess you're one of the old men she's cribbing from?
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