That doesn't happen much as you get older. We used to all the time even well into our 20s, but now if I'm going to watch TV I'd way rather do it at home. All my friends are the same that way (late 30s).
Smart phones. Call me crusty. I use one - of course - probably to the point of excess, but I definitely feel that my productivity and personal life satisfaction have significantly deteriorated since I purchased my first one 3 summers ago.
My 14 year old niece is terrible. She can't watch a whole movie without pulling out her phone to look about reviews, find out what else the actors have been in, and whatever other information there is. Then she gets side-tracked by looking up related things, to the point that she doesn't actually end up watching the movie.
Constant access to information is both addictive and exhausting.
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My 14 year old niece is terrible. She can't watch a whole movie without pulling out her phone to look about reviews, find out what else the actors have been in, and whatever other information there is. Then she gets side-tracked by looking up related things, to the point that she doesn't actually end up watching the movie.
Constant access to information is both addictive and exhausting.
Have you considered the possibility that she is an AI and Wikipedia is cloning itself into her physical memory?
Yeah, the fact that your phone is sitting right there can make it hard sometimes. Sometimes I find myself jump into the GT during a commercial of a game, and then end up reading a few other threads well after the commercial is over. I know I enjoy the game much more when I'm acutally engaged and watching the whole thing, but that phone can just eat your time sometimes. You try to fill 2 minutes (which is sad on its own) and it ends up taking 10 away, no problem.
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The moment people here "Firepit" they lose their ####ing minds. I don't see what's fun about sitting around a fire, getting smoke in your face and smelling like crap after. I'd rather sit around a table where you don't have to deal with the stupid smoke.
I enjoy it, I just can't believe it is legal in the city. Infecting all your neighbors home with that stink. Not to mention people with breathing problems, asthma etc.
I enjoy it, I just can't believe it is legal in the city. Infecting all your neighbors home with that stink. Not to mention people with breathing problems, asthma etc.
The day we completely legislate away gathering around a fire to spend time with each other is the day we have ceased to be human.
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I enjoy it, I just can't believe it is legal in the city. Infecting all your neighbors home with that stink. Not to mention people with breathing problems, asthma etc.
I read a write-up on a study a while ago that stated the use of open fires for cooking and heat is one of the major causes for low life-expectancy in impoverished parts of the world. Aside from just accidents and injuries, respiratory problems and cataracts were tied to using open fires.
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I read a write-up on a study a while ago that stated the use of open fires for cooking and heat is one of the major causes for low life-expectancy in impoverished parts of the world. Aside from just accidents and injuries, respiratory problems and cataracts were tied to using open fires.
Yeah, because there are millions of people all cooking on an open fire at once!
I read a write-up on a study a while ago that stated the use of open fires for cooking and heat is one of the major causes for low life-expectancy in impoverished parts of the world. Aside from just accidents and injuries, respiratory problems and cataracts were tied to using open fires.
I wonder if these places were people cook over open fire and use it to heat their homes also have poor access to sanitation and medical care?
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