> It felt magical. Like the parties we had in the before smartphone era
This comment feels very foreign to me.
Very rarely do I encounter someone so glued to their phone that they can't interact at a social event. Usually that person doesn't engage much with other people and eventually stops getting invited to future events because they're simply not showing any interest in socializing. I don't even understand how someone works their way into a friend group if they're too attached to their phone to be socializing.
It's weird to hear about groups of friends who are all so attached to their phones that they can't interact unless forcibly separated from them (or from reception). And that's coming from someone with a very tech-heavy group of friends.
> Very rarely do I encounter someone so glued to their phone that they can't interact at a social event.
It's not like someone doesn't interact at all. But all those tiny distractions went away. No quick glance at a messenger, or social media, or looking something up.
I'll be honest, in my experience, being tech-heavy ≠ tech-dependant, If anything some tech-heavy people are hyper aware of their usage and actively avoid it in social settings
This comment feels very foreign to me.
Very rarely do I encounter someone so glued to their phone that they can't interact at a social event. Usually that person doesn't engage much with other people and eventually stops getting invited to future events because they're simply not showing any interest in socializing. I don't even understand how someone works their way into a friend group if they're too attached to their phone to be socializing.
It's weird to hear about groups of friends who are all so attached to their phones that they can't interact unless forcibly separated from them (or from reception). And that's coming from someone with a very tech-heavy group of friends.