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Dec. 9th, 2012 09:54 amAt the risk of sounding admitting that I'm old, I find it bizarre that people can't walk anywhere without being plugged into the phone or radio. I admit sometimes I'm walking and think I could have been more "productive" had I talked to someone, but I also value the forced not-talking-time when I'm not walking around connected. I've felt the pull of being able to live socially real time.
The classist part of me notices that people with simple jobs are on the phone all the time. The taxi driver, secretary, janitor, and security guard live on their phones/facebook. I just wonder what they could have to discuss that is of any possible relevance? They are not important except as any human is, but their tasks are the do menial labor so other people can do significant work.
Then again, people in those jobs are often poor and working multiple jobs so they may have strong family needs such as childcare that may require much maintenance. If they're working all the time, the technology may enable them to live their harsh life with far less pain, as their social connections are maintained despite their long commute and hours.
The guards I feel for, during those long hours of nothing to do. Oddly many of the ones I see are working 2nd jobs, but have huge expensive cars. They sacrifice real life, in my opinion, so they can portray wealth to others (strangers, as anyone who knows them knows they work a 2nd job as security).
The classist part of me notices that people with simple jobs are on the phone all the time. The taxi driver, secretary, janitor, and security guard live on their phones/facebook. I just wonder what they could have to discuss that is of any possible relevance? They are not important except as any human is, but their tasks are the do menial labor so other people can do significant work.
Then again, people in those jobs are often poor and working multiple jobs so they may have strong family needs such as childcare that may require much maintenance. If they're working all the time, the technology may enable them to live their harsh life with far less pain, as their social connections are maintained despite their long commute and hours.
The guards I feel for, during those long hours of nothing to do. Oddly many of the ones I see are working 2nd jobs, but have huge expensive cars. They sacrifice real life, in my opinion, so they can portray wealth to others (strangers, as anyone who knows them knows they work a 2nd job as security).
