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0 pointsnaravara2y ago0 comments

If anything parents are as bad or worse than the kids now.

I'm about 40 and am constantly having to remind my own parents to put the phone away and be more present with their grandkids when they come to visit.

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Loughla2y ago

Went to a high school graduation this weekend. Because we were running behind, we were in the top of the seats, right in the middle. It was nice because we could see absolutely everything, and I did notice a trend -

In the crowd, the 50+ year olds were the ones getting their phones out to dick around during the ceremony.

Youth would get the phone out to take pictures, post quickly on socials, then put the phone away.

Older folks would take a picture, post on socials, scroll through socials, check the news or whatever, then take another picture and repeat.

itronitron2y ago

My children are around that age, which means I recall going to young children's birthday parties at the age (5 to 8) where about half the parents would stick around for the whole party, but they would all be scrolling through their smartphones. This was probably around 2010.

hotpotamus2y ago

I've always found most peoples' fascination with their screens a bit uncanny, but I have to say that I do understand anything that could pass the time at a graduation ceremony. I skipped my own college ceremony, and my only regret to this day is that I didn't apply for tickets because people were re-selling them for decent money.

asynchronous2y ago

This to the power of ten. Saddest realization of my life was seeing my mother who always scolded me about screen usage becoming more addicted to her phone than me.

hydrok92y ago

my mom is 62 and has started taking her ipad to bed every night, it's definitely affecting her sleep and health and she resists any suggestion that it is bad for her. When I was growing up, she didn't even want a TV in the house.

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