I Hate Smartphones

[Deleted member 28206]

I admit i'm one of those people, but i've realised recently that I use my smartphone and 'mindless scrolling of social media' as a way of dealing with being quite socially awkward, shy and just not very good in social situations with people im not comfortable with.

Its a horrible cycle where you avoid the problem of actually just holding a conversation with someone and take the easy way out of being on your phone and just accept you look like a bell. Trying to make a conscious effort to keep my phone in my pocket now though.

ill be your mate, mate x

they'd do my nut in within hours. I've got a 10 quid samsung with a crack in the screen. rings n texts.

Bit crap when you pull it out to get a birds number like.

doesnt matter if you're a hunk like you tho Ste?

Me mate reckons he sorted his i-phones screen himself with a few bits off the net, a hairdryer and something else. Cant see it, he's adamant though.

I have done this, its f*cking painful - and takes about 3hrs.

I think you can if you're determined enough.

This one has a knackered battery and just about everything else is broken on it but meh.

Get applecare off ebay, and then take it the apple shop, it ends up being cheaper than paying for a brand new handset

 

[potato]

talking of smartphones what is the best one on the market atm

 

[carlos21]

talking of smartphones what is the best one on the market atm

Samsung galaxy s3 mate.

 

[potato]

Samsung galaxy s3 mate.

surely cannot be right, theres the same phone but called s4 out, surely that means its an upgrade to the s3.

 

[carlos21]

surely cannot be right, theres the same phone but called s4 out, surely that means its an upgrade to the s3.

yes I know.

 

[potato]

yes I know.

what about iphone 5s, xperia z1, htc one, lg g2 or lumia 1020?

 

[steken1]

ill be your mate, mate x



doesnt matter if you're a chunk like you tho Ste?



I have done this, its f*cking painful - and takes about 3hrs.



Get applecare off ebay, and then take it the apple shop, it ends up being cheaper than paying for a brand new handset

Spot on Bry.

 

[tommye]

what about iphone 5s, xperia z1, htc one, lg g2 or lumia 1020?

if Carlos says its the S3, it's the S3 mate.


Carlos knows his sh1t lad

 

[potato]

if Carlos says its the S3, it's the S3 mate.


Carlos knows his sh1t lad

ok s3 it is

 

[tommye]

ok s3 it is

you're a good skin lad

 

[johnnydawg68]

'Social' media is something which has been bothering me for a while. How can something called 'social' media actually be so unsociable?

Every cafe you go into, every train you're on, every single bus, even every queue, is full of mindless scrolling and searching, people seem absolutely petrified that they might be missing out on something. This was highlighted this morning when I sat in a Costa for half hour. 20 people in there, absolutely all of them ignoring the people they were with, all in the name of 'social' media. I could've stood up in that cafe and dropped my pants and nobody would have noticed.

The art of conversation seems to be dying, and I find it sad. Sure, these phones have their uses and sure they're entertaining, but imagine the next generation who've never known a world without the smartphone.


Semi rant over, I may well be alone in this.

I've got a mate who whenever I see he's just on his phone texting or on Twitter or some sh*t. You'll be having a conversation with him and then it'll just stop dead. Then he'll try and do both at once and it'll just be "Errr, whatcha call, erm, what was I saying?" for about 2 minutes before he stops. Got a bit fed up of it tbh.

One thing I hate more than anything with this kind of thing, is when you're having a conversation with someone, then their phone rings and without any notice they answer the phone and start talking to them. Makes you look like a right [Poor language removed] if you're in public.

Agree with both of these. I find myself checking my phone way too much as well so I have to check myself. But it's sad when you actually pay attention how many people can barely look up. They can't even go out to eat without their nose in their phone.

It's too much. We're losing the ability to communicate face to face with each other.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

It's too much. We're losing the ability to communicate face to face with each other.

Erm...

lulz