Categoría:cell phone

‘Fighting algorithm hypnosis:’ As Gen Z and millennials stray from social media, they now have to worry about their Boomer parents getting addicted to the screen

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Whispers of a vibrating phone, beckoning unanswered calls, and constant post notifications have become white noise at the family dinner table. While your parents sit in silence, scrolling through their phones and chuckling at Facebook posts, they’ve excluded themselves from any kind of human interaction; it’s become clear that family time includes their entire social …
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Phone-Obsessed Student Would Rather Let Their Phone Dwindle to 0% Before Letting it Charge Across the Room

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Teachers have seen it all. Like warriors returned from battle, they have flashbacks of classroom insanity, ungraded papers, and dreaded detention slip deliveries gone wrong. Although there are many shining moments of student pride and genuine happiness in class, teachers often deal with more BS than they’re given credit for. In the age of cell …
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‘Who has the time to give undivided attention for a phone call?’: Gen-Z and millennials debate leaving their phones on ‘Do Not Disturb’ 24/7

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I’ll admit it. I’m one of those filthy Zoomers who hates to pick up the phone. I don’t know why, but something about phone calls just sends my cortisol through the roof and I’d rather avoid it. I’m not a psycho, I pick up for my parents and friends when I can, but I have …
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‘I’m not a high school student’: Boss bans cell phones in the workplace, confiscates them before employees clock in

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One of the best things about being an adult is that nobody snatches your phone away from you. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why teachers have to take increasingly desperate steps to ensure their students will pay attention. However, when you’re on the other side, it feels pretty silly that you can’t be trusted …
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‘It was dumb of her to call me’ Irrational Man Screams at Caring Wife for Calling to Make Sure He Wasn’t Caught in a Fire

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When you’re highly concerned about someone you care about, your initial response would be to immediately call, right? It’s a natural and reasonable response when you fear for your loved ones. But what if it was your life partner? If you thought they were in serious trouble, you’d call them until you got an answer. …
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Valuable Thread Explains the Necessity of Digital Decluttering

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Are you a digital hoarder? Most of us contemporary technology users are guilty of saving crap onto our phones and then promptly forgetting about it, but the extent of the problem is worse with some people than others. I grimace to think of all the stupid memes, screenshots, and random pictures that are stored on …
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‘Leave your phone here and go be present’: Ad for Fancy Phone Prison Gets Mocked by Twitter

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If you’re the owner of any kind of mobile device, the likelihood is that you’re unhealthily attached to it. I make a point of not depressing myself by checking my screen time, but let’s just say I get genuinely upset when I put my phone down somewhere and forget where it is.  Ultimately, there are …
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People Discuss the Unique Experience of ‘Middle Millennials’

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It feels like just yesterday we were learning of the specific subset of millennials dubbed «geriatric millennials.» The date range for the group varies. Some websites say it’s 1981-1984. Others say it’s 1980-1985. Either way, the term feels a little derogatory. As someone who was born in 1988, I have to admit that I relate …
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