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by TeMPOraL 2242 days ago
> There is no interaction between the reader and the newspaper - it's a passive information source.

On the other hand, people are using smartphones primarily to talk to other people. With IMs, not voice calls, but they talk with each other nonetheless. That's about as opposite of antisocial as you can have.

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> On the other hand, people are using smartphones primarily to talk to other people.

I don't believe that's true. I thinnk most smartphone time for most users is spent passively consuming broadcast social media: scrolling through Instagram photos and Facebook posts.