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by qu4z-2 4689 days ago
> riding an elevator

Do people really do this? "Oh, the elevator's going up. Let me watch two minutes of my favourite TV show!"

Maybe I'm just sick of technology, but while I'm having lunch I want to enjoy my lunch, and maybe chat idly with some friends/colleagues.

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Do people really do this?

Yes, they do. Those few seconds are a great time to sift thru emails ("junk...junk...junk..."), check weather for the next hour while I'm outside (Dark Sky; "aw, man, it's gonna rain in 10 minutes"), watch short videos ("awright, what's this 'You Shall Not Pass' goat video?").

And I take my iPad to lunch to facilitate any interesting, albeit idle, chats ("have you heard of X?" "yeah, look at this" [pulls up webpage]).

Yeah, you're sick of technology. Some of us are addicted to it. Well, a LOT of us.