Wednesday, October 11, 2017
What happens when you PAY ATTENTION.....
Two days ago I noted that the kids in this neighborhood are playing outside more, not spending all their time welded to the iPhone. This change forced my attention because the outside play is NOISY and ANNOYING. I had to stop and think: Which is better for the kids? Noisy and annoying exercise in the sunlight, or constant consumption of Deepstate toxin? Easy choice, so I stifled my natural GET OFF THE GODDAMN LAWN response.
Well, what about adults? For many years ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY was welded to their phones ALL THE TIME. No matter what secondary activity they might be accidentally doing, their primary duty was the phone. It was a 100% monopoly ... except me.
I had the vague sense that the monopoly wasn't quite as monopolous now, so I paid attention on this morning's store walk.
Some of the drivers weren't visible because of tinted windows, so the visible and countable sample was about 30 drivers, 20 shoppers, 10 walkers, 5 Golden Ringtones.
ABSOLUTELY NOBODY was using a cellphone. NOT ONE.
At least among this one-time sample, the perfect monopoly has become a perfect zeropoly.
Astonishing.
Labels: coot-proofing, Metrology
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