[Leica] another day another ongoing project

[Nathan Wajsman]

Let us not throw out the baby with the bathwater. I agree that the type of behaviours described by Don and Ted are stupid, but on the other hand I find my smartphone incredibly useful. I do not have a GPS in my car; instead I use Waze, a free app on my iPhone, or just Google maps. Being able to communicate, free of charge, with my far-flung family (son in NYC etc.) is incredible. And yes, being able to check on the outcome of an important football match when circumstances prevent me from watching it is useful too. 

A beer festival I attended last month here in Alicante only accepted payment by smartphone. No credit cards, no cash.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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> On 11 Nov 2017, at 23:34, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Don,
> I never cease to be amazed at the hundreds, nay, thousands of human beings
> playing with these strange machines daily!
> I understand that two people will be out to dinner at a very fine dinner,
> yet spend a large part of time "talking with others while sitting together
> closely at their dining table? Unbelievable, such complete idiocy!!!!!!!!
> So? Where is the human race going regarding "human being talking to human
> being???????"
> I have seen photos showing children on a drive through new parts of their
> country where they've never been and looking at these machines rather than
> looking at the incredible countryside where most likely they shall never
> ever visit again? Unbelieveable?
> I understand when? " A half dozen guys sit down in a restaurant or a pub.
> They stack their phones in the middle of the table so nobody starts playing
> with the damn thing, "AND?" to stop the "phone babble?" the first person
> reaching and answering or using their "babble phone???" Pays bill for the
> table purchases!"
> My re-action? YES BY ALL MEANS EVERYTIME!
> And I don't care! 	"WHY?" Well with these damn machines they are
> destroying human to humans conversation and or observation while travelling!
> I suppose there will be the usual question to me? 
> "DON'T YOU OWN ONE?? NOPE!!! And I don't think I've missed anything. Other
> than when my lousy ears with hearing aids :-( missing a voice!
> cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant  O.C. 
> :-) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> sage-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Don Dory
> Sent: November-10-17 4:44 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] another day another ongoing project
> 
> Good morning to all on this fine northern hemisphere fall day.
> 
> Today I have four images as part of my project showing the impact of cell
> phones on civil discourse or public interactions;
> 
> First is a typical breakfast scene we have all been witness to:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Breakfast+in+ChicagoLUG.
> jpg.html
> 
> Second, another scene that we have all witnessed when families congregate
> together:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Chicago+family+waiting+o
> n+the+busLUG.jpg.html
> 
> Third is probably a weak single image but fits in a larger group of images
> showing people barricading themselves away from whatever;
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Everyone+in+their+placeL
> UG.jpg.html
> 
> Last, we return to The Bean where a lunch group meets for conversation;
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Three+at+The+BeanLUG.jpg
> .html
> 
> enjoy!
> 
> All the best.
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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