Dear Phone, what have we become?
Noticing how everyone on the train is on their phone.
Realisation
I got on the train after work and realised almost everyone was on their phone. They were either texting, watching short videos or a movie. That’s when it hit me, we’re all different from how we used to be, now that we live our lives with a smartphone.
Almost everyone has a phone in their pocket, and the sheer number of people using one is obvious everywhere, especially in public places like the train. What was once a utility has become an attachment.
What happened to us? We use our phones out of boredom, to escape awkwardness, scrolling through the same kind of content over and over.
We need to use them less and see life as more than just digital content. How about some old school “content” instead, like exploring things in life, talking to people, or even just saying hi?
The world is moving away from human interaction towards digital interaction, which is unfortunate.
In my own way of becoming 1% better, I’ll have more conversations with random people regardless of the vibe, and understand the world better by travelling and seeing it through my own eyes rather than through the lens of a phone.
So, dear phone, I’ll be seeing a little less of you.