An Interesting Occurrence - 30/10/13
I was in the city the other weekend and on the way back home on the train I noticed something unusual. In a carriage full of people, everyone was listening to music, playing on their phone or tablet, and some were even on a laptop. Everyone except the man sitting in the row next to me. He was just sitting there twirling his thumbs. It's 2013 and this man didn't have a device to keep himself busy?!
But then that thought had me reassessing how the general population lives and what we perceive to be normal. While yes we are living in a constantly evolving world where technology is expanding and becoming more and more popular, do we really need to preoccupy ourselves from the outside world in every waking moment?
I'm probably the worst person to be commenting on this. As I type this article I'm surrounded by a TV, Mac, Xbox, iPad, iPhone and even a 3DS. Who am I to cast down criticism on others for doing exactly what I do? Hell, I've even been known to be checking Facebook on the computer when deciding to go to bed, only to then be on Facebook again on my phone.
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