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Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by mrisoli »

blubb-fish wrote: post #170
my_first_acct wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

General rule of tourist photography: When you look at photos you took 10 years ago, you discover that photos of places are boring. Photos of people you know are precious. Aim your camera accordingly.

I made the same observation. If I want to take a pic of a building or a monument, I try to get my girlfriend somewhere on the photo. It does make a difference.

I have the same feeling, I consider I don't usually need a picture(or a bunch) of a place by itself, these days you can Google better pictures of anything TBH, but pictures of you and the people you're with are unique.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by isoskeles »

kdbg wrote: post #147
mrisoli wrote: post #39

> Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification become a dirty habit that others will shun you for? It is already frowned upon in some social circles, occasional browsing is okay but some people can go completely off reality when going through their Facebook feed, I have some friends like this(very introverted), when we met at a bar or restaurant we would make a "phones on the table" rule, first to reac…

> It is bizarre watching other tourists around, how they navigate from spot to spot to get a picture in some of the most famous places on earth without ever stopping to absorb where they were, they never bothered to understand the history or the architecture behind some place, they have 75 pictures of the same place but probably couldn't tell you the color on the walls five minutes after the picture was taken. I'm ki…

Why do you feel the need to go just so you can respond "yes" to someone asking you if you went to X, Y, or Z?

I'm not asking as a criticism, just curious. It sounds like this is what many other people are doing, but perhaps they're not aware of their motivation.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by terminalcommand »

jkeat wrote: post #38
bcook wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. Since I quit smoking I miss the inarguable excuse (not just to others but myself as well) that smoking offered to leave a party, go outside, stare into the night's stars and just relax while pondering the universe and my own insignificance.

Can anyone think of a good non-carcinogenic substitute?

Although it won't give the same social protection, chewing a gum is a ritual for me and helps me relax. I started this habit after seeing it on the show House of Cards and to my surprise it is really effective for me :).

I think you can always say that you need some fresh air and go out.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by lmm »

thesuitonym wrote: post #56

I don't know about you, but I don't find that I'm missing out on anything by pulling my phone out when I'm waiting for my car to warm up. I don't think I'm wasting time because when I start getting bored with a movie that I'm watching, I pull out my phone and check my messages. I don't miss the ten minutes of watching the news before leaving for work that has been replaced with ten minutes of Facebook. Maybe reading…

> I don't think I'm wasting time because when I start getting bored with a movie that I'm watching, I pull out my phone and check my messages.

This is the one I do take issue with, because you're disturbing anyone else trying to watch the film. If you're bored with the movie, leave; if you're watching it, watch it.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by _pmf_ »

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #15
WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #13

If Social Media Is the New Smoking then I'm smoking 12 packs a day. HELP! Seriously,there is truth in this statement. People are sinking into their phones and computers and we all think it's amusing. Living peacefully in a society is hard enough when we have to learn to deal with one another. What will happen when we lack those abilities because all we need to do is interact with our technology? Red lights need to be…

"Living peacefully in a society is hard enough when we have to learn to deal with one another. What will happen when we lack those abilities because all we need to do is interact with our technology." Being wrapped up in social media might serve as a way of pacifying society. When unemployment is rising due to automation and policy, give the masses shiny websites they can spend all day on and lots of computer games,…

"Opiate of the masses"*

* in the US, actual opiates are also the opiate of the masses, of course

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by KineticLensman »

my_first_acct wrote: post #169
mrisoli wrote: post #39

> Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification become a dirty habit that others will shun you for? It is already frowned upon in some social circles, occasional browsing is okay but some people can go completely off reality when going through their Facebook feed, I have some friends like this(very introverted), when we met at a bar or restaurant we would make a "phones on the table" rule, first to reac…

General rule of tourist photography: When you look at photos you took 10 years ago, you discover that photos of places are boring. Photos of people you know are precious. Aim your camera accordingly.

It's complicated. Part of me, as a (very serious hobbyist) photographer agrees with the relevant xkcd [1]: that in some cases an entire trip can be structured around taking a particular set of photographs, and I have done this many times. I also have many old photos that are anything that boring; they are snapshots (pun intended) into my own history and in some cases now form my primary way of accessing some of my formative experiences. Some of my best photographs have also happened when I have spent several hours in the same place (not crowded tourist sites, admittedly), understanding the light, or what the people are doing (and gaining their trust), or waiting for that animal to do something wacky.

[1] https://xkcd.com/1314/

[Edit: fixed incorrect wording]

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy »

my_first_acct wrote: post #169
mrisoli wrote: post #39

> Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification become a dirty habit that others will shun you for? It is already frowned upon in some social circles, occasional browsing is okay but some people can go completely off reality when going through their Facebook feed, I have some friends like this(very introverted), when we met at a bar or restaurant we would make a "phones on the table" rule, first to reac…

General rule of tourist photography: When you look at photos you took 10 years ago, you discover that photos of places are boring. Photos of people you know are precious. Aim your camera accordingly.

I don't find this to be true at all. It always takes me back to that place, the feelings, smells, noises and everything. Maybe I just have a particularly good memory or maybe it's a side effect of taking the time to actually take everything in rather than just stopping for a quick photo.

Certainly not arguing on the "Photos of people you know are precious" part though.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by suprfnk »

justboxing wrote: post #125
yomly wrote: post #74

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I don't think your experiences are reflective of the masses. I lack citations but here are some observations that I hope are recognised enough to be apparent. People often find themselves unintentionally browsing Facebook mindlessly. People also get addicted to the chase of social validation via likes. People have been shown to be exhibit social anxiety caused by others' lives appearing to be more glamourous than the…

> People have been shown to be exhibit social anxiety caused by others' lives appearing to be more glamourous than their Yes. Not just social anxiety, but down right depression. Source: Research Links Heavy Facebook And Social Media Usage To Depression => https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/04/30/study-l...

Though "correlation vs causation" should be noted here. It may just be that people that are already depressed use Facebook more, instead of Facebook actually making you depressed.

> Lead author Lui yi Lin, B.A., who will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine this spring, emphasized that, because this was a cross-sectional study, it does not disentangle cause and effect.

> “It may be that people who already are depressed are turning to social media to fill a void,” she said.

Re: Social Media Is the New Smoking

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Post by lawless123 »

flukus wrote: post #149
bennettfeely wrote: post #139

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I think the idea is cool, but I have a feeling there would be quite a legal battle that ensues when someone is injured or dies in the hostel after they couldn't connect to 911.

Train tunnels, underground car parks and other reception black spots seem to have avoided litigation. Have we really reach the point where going outside to get reception is not something a reasonable person would think of?

None of those are deliberate though.
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