Phone addiction

Got a good friend, I like everything about him, but he is literally addicted to his mobile. And he's not a fifteen-year-old — he's in his forties. He can't even be out for a meal with you without him checking his mobile every ten minutes or so. I'm going to have to say something to him like “Sorry, is my company boring you? You only have to say the word and I'll be off.” It would be aggressive, but sometimes people do need a wake-up call.
Drives me round the effing bend…
For more than ten years, I outright refused to own a mobile. I was forced into it by my bank. Something which I intensely resented at the time. Even now, a lot of the time, I forget and leave it at home when I go out.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Got a good friend, I like everything about him, but he is literally addicted to his mobile. And he's not a fifteen-year-old — he's in his forties. He can't even be out for a meal with you without him checking his mobile every ten minutes or so. I'm going to have to say something to him like “Sorry, is my company boring you? You only have to say the word and I'll be off.” It would be aggressive, but sometimes people do need a wake-up call.
Drives me round the effing bend…
For more than ten years, I outright refused to own a mobile. I was forced into it by my bank. Something which I intensely resented at the time. Even now, a lot of the time, I forget and leave it at home when I go out.
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I have a similar aged friend who is the same. It's never more than an arms reach from him at all times. We were once out, about 8 of us. All of his mates give or take the odd work colleague. All sitting around a round table, outside, mates for years and years, having a few beers, a lot of laughs and he sat there, constantly checking. I have no idea what.

he's also the one who sends completely inappropriate or baffling memes/ pictures/ whatever to our various whatsapp groups. No idea why.
 
I wonder what is next after smartphones..microchip implants?
 
BimboBob said:
I have a similar aged friend who is the same. It's never more than an arms reach from him at all times. We were once out, about 8 of us. All of his mates give or take the odd work colleague. All sitting around a round table, outside, mates for years and years, having a few beers, a lot of laughs and he sat there, constantly checking. I have no idea what.

he's also the one who sends completely inappropriate or baffling memes/ pictures/ whatever to our various whatsapp groups. No idea why.
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He's a self oppressed homosexual secretly looking for dick on grindr.
 
I dont do video calling , whatever it is called, nobody needs to see my ugly mug without makeup

No pics, you can thank me for that lol
 
I used to believe I didn't have any phone addiction, but recently, I checked my screen time and was shocked by how much time I waste during the day on trivial activities. I recently purchased a used iPhone 14 from this store, intending to use it only for calls. Well, that plan didn't quite work out as expected
 
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Going back about 12 years ago, my sister took her kids to the beach near where she lives. Her youngest is severely autistic and would've been about 10 at the time. On the way off the beach, she took them to a little playground and let them have a play for half an hour. She's sat and posted on Facebook what a lovely time she was having watching them play at the park. Trouble was, my nephew got an idea into his head to go and see his mate from school and legged it.

A couple of hours later, after all hell had broken loose, he was found in a house on the same street as his mate. An old gent had seen him through the window, wandering around aimlessly - he knew his mate's road but not house number - and had brought him in for his own safety. Could've been anyone who brought him in.

I wasn't on Facebook at the time but was so sorely tempted to register just to reply to her post "You clearly wasn't fucking watching them, was you?"
 
I find people really thick as shit these days as in proper fucking stupid!

Fed up looking at people constantly on their phones, Even in work at break time there's not a word said, Just a load of morons watching TikToks! Really? Watching some fucking simpleton that gas his phone leaning against the toaster recording himself dancing or talking bollocks!

My main issue with phones is parents in playgrounds sitting on their phones constantly whilst they have no idea where the kids are as they aren't keeping an eye on them, Yet they'll take a photo of them on the swing and post it on Instagram saying what a wonderful day they had together yet she or he really got away from the child for a few hours instead of spending quality time together.

Society is fucked up. Bring me back to the old days where we had no phones or social media that would be fucking class.
 
I'm hearing the phone will become a chip inside the body at some point..cyborg
 
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