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Re: Short film set entirely on a teen's computer screen

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Post by stephengillie » Sun, Sep 15, 2013, 8:25 PM UTC

noblethrasher wrote: post #109

stephengillie wrote: post #102

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>If it isn't rude, why are so many people offended by it? Because they're old and trying to apply old customs to new situations, instead of adopting new customs. No, not every single bit of dinner conversation will be riveting, and it's natural for our attentions to wander. So we alt-tab from the conversation into other sites, sometimes bringing something new into the conversation. This act is also a highly effective…

I had a whole bunch of stuff that I typed but then I realized it all comes down to this: You're demanding that everyone be entertaining but forgetting that listening is a form of entertainment too . So, please don't do what you're advocating, humans have not fundamentally changed; you're going to hurt people. ... Also, dismissing things because they're old is going to ill-serve you, especially as a technologist.

I don't see the harm in reading a newspaper or staring out the window during table conversation, and I don't see the distinction between those and fb or a phone game or image site. If it hurts people, then those people need to toughen up.

Dismissing things because they're no longer relevant has served me quite well as a technologist.

Re: Short film set entirely on a teen's computer screen

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Post by csallen » Sun, Sep 15, 2013, 9:56 PM UTC

jack-r-abbit wrote: post #52

jack-r-abbit wrote: post #14

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Really unfortunate about the NSFW part! This could have been a great tool to show kids about the darker sides of social media and the skewed perceptions you can have with digital communication... and stuff like that. But I don't really want my kids to see a bunch of dicks. The Chatroulette part could have been just as powerful without actually showing dangling cocks and jerking off.

Too many replies all bashing me for the same opinion to reply to them each so I'll just reply to myself and address them. I don't think making a PG edit of this video would be any different than the radio edits they make to songs or tv edits they make to movies so the FCC doesn't kill them. Anyone who enjoys the edited version but would still like to check out the original is free to. I would never tell an adult what…

This is nitpicky, but I don't think people are mad at you for "having an opinion." They simply disagree with your opinion. Two different things.

Re: Short film set entirely on a teen's computer screen

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Post by reledi » Sun, Sep 15, 2013, 11:59 PM UTC

cclogg wrote: post #54

Is this how people actually use their computers? I only watched the first couple of minutes, but it seems kind of odd. I did grow up with internet (25 now) but I don't use Facebook, so maybe I'm out of touch... but seriously do people just open tabs or flash games and porn while talking to someone via video chat? What's the point of video chatting then? I will say though, the way he didn't really pay attention to her…

> Is this how people actually use their computers?

Yes, I see it happening fairly often on my campus. Especially in very large lectures for introductory courses.

Re: Short film set entirely on a teen's computer screen

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Post by lotharbot » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 1:04 AM UTC

stephengillie wrote: post #102

lotharbot wrote: post #90

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If it isn't rude, why are so many people offended by it? People invented the "everyone's phone goes in a stack in the middle of the table, and if you touch it you pick up the check" custom because they find it so rude that people check their phones during dinner conversation. When you're with someone, pay attention to them. Sure, if there's a long break in the conversation and neither of you has anything to say, mayb…

>If it isn't rude, why are so many people offended by it? Because they're old and trying to apply old customs to new situations, instead of adopting new customs. No, not every single bit of dinner conversation will be riveting, and it's natural for our attentions to wander. So we alt-tab from the conversation into other sites, sometimes bringing something new into the conversation. This act is also a highly effective…

> "they're old and trying to apply old customs to new situations"

I doubt it was seniors who came up with the phone-stack, and it's definitely not seniors who have spread the idea on social media. I see it spread by 20-somethings and even teens who are sick of people being rude by ignoring them.

It might be different if it was used to signal disinterest, when someone is just droning on and on. But people dive into facebook/texts/whatever on their phones even when they're interested in the conversation, and even when the person speaking has barely started. It's like a compulsion. A rude compulsion.

Re: Short film set entirely on a teen's computer screen

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Post by moreentropy » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 10:09 AM UTC

keypusher wrote: post #108

jka wrote: post #65

For anyone who enjoyed this and might like to look at similarly themed pieces (impact of social media / internet communication on relationships) - the following might be of interest: * Catfish [movie, USA] - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1584016/ * Black Mirror [series, UK] - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ Both a little on the bleak/dark side, forewarning!

The first video I remember in this style was "The Website Is Down". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8_Kfjo3VjU

Great stuff. Came to post that one.