יולי 2015

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yxoque:

krwks:

yxoque:

really-shit:

Is It Worth It?

Series of advertisements by Shiyang He showcasing the effects technology has on our personal relationships.

HOW IS THIS ANY WORSE THAN READING A BOOK OR A NEWSPAPER IN THE SAME SITUATIONS? DID PEOPLE MAKE CARTOONS WITH GIANT BOOKS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHEN THE PRINTING PRESS WAS INVENTED? (Who am I kidding, they probably did…)

No one is in the habit of pulling a book or a newspaper out of their pocket and idly pretending to read it every time an interaction gets the slightest bit tedious or awkward

(an action which only serves to worsen said state of affairs, essentially representing a prisoner’s dilemma defection)

The only reason I never do that is because most books don’t fit in my back-pocket (and blessed are the books that do). And really, that is not what this image set shows. It shows people using a phone in situations that one could be reasonably expect a person to read a book/newspaper and not get criticized for it.

Like, honestly, this is a communication problem, not a smartphone problem. My girlfriend knows I’m still paying attention while doodling on my phone. She also knows she can tell me to stop when she thinks I do need my full attention. If your relationship with someone is so crappy that you can’t tell them to put their phone away, why are you talking to them in the first place?

Maybe cell phones would take up more of our time if they were 1.7 meters tall and capable of phasing through solid matter.

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sjw-lapis:

sjw-lapis:

as a neurodivergent & physically disabled person, i’m not interested in any kind of mental health stigma awareness that throws physically disabled people under the bus, especially those awful “what if mental illnesses were treated like physical ones!” messages.

believe it or not, but physically disabled people are told a bunch of the different examples in those messages. we are told that our lives will get better if we’re more positive, we are told that we shouldn’t rely on medication, we are told that we are overreacting, we are told that other people have it worse, etc etc.

my experience with mental illness stigma is very similar to my experience with disability stigma, and i’m tired of able-bodied people saying things like this, especially because of the high comorbidity between mental and physical disorders.

hey if you’re able to, you should reblog this, especially if you’re able-bodied