Comment by fdghrtbrt
6 hours ago
Right. I don't know what I find more disturbing: that people are this addicted, or that they don't care. Either way, I'm with you.
6 hours ago
Right. I don't know what I find more disturbing: that people are this addicted, or that they don't care. Either way, I'm with you.
So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne.
Its cellphone based and has the same issues you would have just using your cellphone.
> So let’s get rid of internet on the highway and in trains, too. Because it’s pretty much exactly the same thing. One just happens to be airborne.
Ok? You sound like you're trying to make a point. Make a point.
… or maybe I have 6 hours to kill?
Would you look at someone reading a book and be like "it's so disturbing that people are this addicted"? Is something Internet connected really that different?
(That said these days I'm thrilled if there is power on a flight.)
It IS different. Because scrolling is effortless, reading a book takes effort.
Do you understand?
For normal people the presence of wifi on airplanes is not a problem; they can simply not use it. It's not a threat to them.
I use the internet more than I'd like, and I agree that the lack of wifi (on a long international flight) can be a really nice experience.
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