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i rode for an hour in downtown san francisco running things to folks in various spots today. i was a messenger a decade ago. the amount of clueless assholes piloting death machines with their phones in front of their faces 10 years on was staggering. this is the real danger.
people texting while walking is the least of society’s concerns. get a ****in’ clue. this thread is like sounding an alarm about a cold rambling through the populace while there’s an ongoing ebola outlet. |
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Need more self responsibility in this world but... until it comes along It's nice to look out for the idiots around you. I'll help if I can but I'll also point out pay attention to the clueless. |
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In todays society those terms seem to be used as a valid excuse for inaction. If we just called these actions moronic and politely pointed it out maybe people would start correcting themselves as oppose to pointing the blame somewhere else. |
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Plenty of med/science out there indicating that it is an addiction. You can find plenty of studies out there linking the effects of cell phone/computers and apps like FB/Instagram on serotonin and dopamine levels in the human brain linked to addiction. W. |
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True.
It's definitely an addiction. I used to make fun of people constantly checking their Facebook accounts. Then I discovered the "GD" section of the Paceline Forum. I try to justify my incessant clicking on it due to the presence of so many talented writers on the site. Makes me feel like less of a hypocrite.
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This is so true. But even perfect people make mistakes.
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people in this town walk out into traffic w/out cell phones and don't look. Been happening forever. Bordering on "go ahead and hit me so I can sue you" to "if I don't look, clearly there are no cars coming" to "I'm important and need to get to the pub so FU!"
Add cell phones to peds and drivers and I must agree; its natural selection. I think I did see on the news a week or so ago that the powers that be were considering it a ticketable offense to walk & use cell phone in x-walk. That will be enforced slightly less that sit-lie. On a slight diversion; I have a friend that is an ER doc in town. She sees a lot of pedestrians that come in after being hit by a car. Not pretty but she does note that the majority of peds fit into one ethnic category so maybe you can chalk part of this is to a cultural thing? Bloomberg for mayor! |
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This reply is on the darker side of things in large part due to my career.
What comes to mind for me when I see someone sucked into their phone or to a lesser extent being absorbed by what ever they're playing through their head phones is a potential crime victim. There doesn't seem to be a way to get through to many on the personal safety issue. The common theme is "it'll never happen to me" or "I never saw who it was why me"? |
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On a slight diversion; I have a friend that is an ER doc in town. She sees a lot of pedestrians that come in after being hit by a car. Not pretty but she does note that the majority of peds fit into one ethnic category so maybe you can chalk part of this is to a cultural thing? Never heard this one before... |
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Thomas Friedman would be proud of this level of back-of-the-taxicab analysis.
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