Submitted by MitchTobol on

What now

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Last Tuesday I was in a bowling alley with Sparks (the group of learning disabled that I work with) and had the chance to observe several groups of 21 year olds. True GenZ's. 

 

Almost everything they were doing was with their smartphone in their hand. Talking, eating, walking but, thankfully, not while they bowled. I wondered if we will ever divorce ourselves from this device for is it part of who we are as a species and will be into the future.

 

One pundit I was listening to said elements of the present day smart phone will be a physical part of us in the future. We will no longer have to dial or speak to a device...just think it and it will happen.

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Daniel Schwartz

It's an addictive device for sure and the manufacturers know it and keep designing newer features and apps to ensure it stays that way. A legalized drug.
Rona Gura

There was an "Outer Limits" episode -where a chip was imbedded in everyone's brain-for exactly the purpose you describe. The "outcasts" of society were those that could not accept the technology, for whatever reason. The episode predates cell phones. It obviously left a lasting impression on me as I still remember it. It was strangely prophetic.

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