Social Lens No. 16: People Using Their Phones
This is the continuation of the Social Lens series. I hope you enjoy it
Why 'Social Lens'?
It is called Social, because I am interested in everything related to humanity, how people live and act, what we do consciously and unconsciously, how we effect the world around us and treat one another.
Lens in this context refers to -- wait for it -- the lens of the camera I will be using to take the pictures of what I am seeing (that at least is pretty obvious...), but it also refers to my viewpoint - everything I watch and see is observed through my eyes. There isn't really a way around that of course, and as long as one is aware of that it shouldn't be much of a problem. After all, life is experienced individually and every point of view can add to the greater whole.
Lets have a look at how people use their phones! We have them all the time with us, but have you ever taken time to see how they are being used? This is an attempt at understanding how people interact with their phones.
The woman here uses her phone in the "normal" way when she holds it to her ear (which is something that cell phone producers actually warn about doing in their manuals because of the EMF radiation... Did you know that?). She then types on her phone which is something that we have been getting so accustomed to seeing. And lastly, she seems to be listening to a recorded message as she is holding her phone to her ears. More and more people actually seem to use their phones in this way (as opposed to picture 1). Maybe we can find someone later in the series?
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