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You can overdo anything.

Living in Silicon Valley, I get the impression that teenagers are looking at their phones less than they were five years ago. A few years ago, I'd have to dodge people on sidewalks and in store aisles who had completely lost track of their surroundings. That seems to have stopped. I see teenagers pull out a phone, interact with it briefly, then put it away. Also, everybody seems to be in vibrate mode now; I seldom hear a ringtone.



Are people talking to strangers more in coffee shops now too?


No, coffee shops are full of people on laptops. Starbucks seems to be able to make money on this, even though people camp for a long time.




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