Victimorthecrime Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 This is a serious question so sincere relies only please. A few years back an old college friend found me on FB and said he would be in town and would like to get together. I readily agreed and looked forward to meeting up w him. I even made a list of interesting conversation topics: memories, new events, opinions, etc. Here is what went wrong: about every 5-10 minutes his phone rang or was texted by family and friends. It ruined what otherwise should have been a pleasant reunion. Fast forward to last week. Another old friend finds me on FB and wants to get together this summer. I told him yes but am thinking of texting him and stating (in so many words) that I have a no cell phone policy as a condition of meeting. What do you think? Good idea or bad? How would you feel if you were the friend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 actually, i know exactly what you mean, and i think it's a great idea (tho i've never done it myself). Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I switch off my niece's phone when we hang out. She uses snap chat, whatsapp & all that fun stuff which proves to be quite the distraction. I let her have it from time to time when I'm using my own for work related stuff. But yeah I feel you. It's disrespectful to be absorbed in your phone when a person is giving you their undivided time. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Small said: I switch off my niece's phone when we hang out. She uses snap chat, whatsapp & all that fun stuff which proves to be quite the distraction. I let her have it from time to time when I'm using my own for work related stuff. i didn't think you had it in you lol. i'm impressed. 2 hours ago, Small said: It's disrespectful to be absorbed in your phone when a person is giving you their undivided time. very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Never used them but I think they are messaging services, fancy way of saying texting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Whatsapp is primarily a text based client & Snapchat is photo/video based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I hear Snapchat can be rather risqué at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Yeah it can be. I don't have it but as far as I'm aware users need to add & accept friend requests to access each other's pictures. Kik is a hotspot for sending explicit pics but because whatsapp contacts are the people in a user's phonebook there's a little less of the hanky panky. They're all as bad as each other distraction-wise. A part of my home made antidote for schizophrenia, I had to wean myself off social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Glad you got passed schizophrenia. I know that is hellish. One time I had a bad LSD trip and I remember thinking "this must be a little of what schizophrenia is like". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrmaJean Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 I would suggest doing what you feel comfortable with. I think it's possible to be firm as well as polite. I agree that the interruptions are distracting and why not put the phones away for a while and enjoy one another's company? I hope you enjoy your visit with your friend. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveuk Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Cell phones or mobile phones ruin everything. Here in the UK a few places have a no phone policy Library has area for phones but not in the computer section or in the book section. The Vue cinema also a no phone policy while the film is shown. If you go on a course just like a classroom phones have to be switched off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Daveuk said: Here in the UK a few places have a no phone policy Good. I believe there would be riots here in the USA 🇺🇸 if there was an enforced cell-phone ban anywhere. At least half the people drive while on the phone. People are on the phone at work, in stores, everywhere. People go to concerts just to film not to enjoy. It is a full scale raging addiction. I really wonder what the consequences are going to be to young people who have grown up never having had a cell phone free moment in their lives. Klingsor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingsor Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I hate the fucking things Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOTH Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Last week during a moment of strength I dunked the fucking thing. I'd been tempted to do it a few times, but this time I seemed to be watching the same depressing divisive content on YouTube and it felt physically addictive. I was already feeling low so I just dunked the thing. I'm sat there holding my phone under the water waiting for light to go out in its eyes and it just kept playing. After a few minutes, I took it out, dried it off and nothing happened. I told my gf what I'd done and she said that it's fucking waterproof. She has the latest model and that's not and I know the older version of mine isn't because I broke that in the washing machine, but mine doesn't bat an eye. On the plus side I've started putting it right next to me when I'm in the shower so I can listen to whatever clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveuk Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Its like DVDS you can break them scratch them or whatever and the DVD will still play on a TV. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 2 hours ago, YOTH said: I told my gf what I'd done and she said that it's fucking waterproof. LOL! Even if you take a hammer 🔨 to the information stays in the cloud ☁️ Careful you're not on "Facebook Live" when you are in that shower 🚿 😜 LaLa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveuk Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 23 minutes ago, Victimorthecrime said: LOL! Even if you take a hammer 🔨 to the information stays in the cloud ☁️ Careful you're not on "Facebook Live" when you are in that shower 🚿 😜 Facebook is changing. But there are a lot of fakes on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOTH Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Haha, I don't have Facebook thankfully. It's not so much the storage of information or taking SPH to a whole new LIVE level, it's the instant availablity of shitty content that seems to appeal to me, especially when I'm at a low ebb. Anything anti-SJW and I'll watch it. But it slowly turns you bitter. I still feel like smashing the fucking thing with a hammer lol. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveuk Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I say this for mobiles they do crash my last one completely crashed in him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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