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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by posguy on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:45PM (#15093380)
The occasional check of your phone is very different than staring at your glowing rectangle through the entire dinner, ignoring those you are with entirely.
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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by eric_h on Thursday August 24, 2017 @07:03PM (#15094822)
Like literally every human quality and habit, it's a spectrum, and people arbitrarily stake out a line on that spectrum (as we do with all the other spectrums).

Not intended as a judgement, just an observation.

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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by mirimir on Thursday August 24, 2017 @07:42PM (#15095042)
Hey, imagine when that "glowing rectangle" exists privately in the visual cortex ;)
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