I just got home from seeing a movie and I know I have seen this before, but it never really occurred to me until seeing it happen today.
People shuffle into the movie theater and the last thing they do is shut off their cell phone. They text and talk right up until they are lowering the lights and playing the warnings to shut your phone off. The movie gets over and the lights come back up and people aren't out of their seats before they are turning the phone on so they can talk and text and see if they missed any calls.
As everyone walks to the door it seems like half the crowd is looking down at their phones. It reminded me of a little of puppies that can't be separated from their moms tit for more than a few minutes.
Have we collapsed so much as a society that we can't go a few hours without the constant reassurance of a phone call or a text message? Do we really have to walk through the store wearing a blue tooth headset so we can talk while we shop like we are Gordon Fucking Gekko trying to close a multi-million dollar deal?
I have always said I am a simple guy in a complex world, but until to day I never fully realized how true it is and how sad it makes me.
Sorry for the rant. . .
Now back to using some of the modern technology we all love to show boobs to people in exchange for money
