Comment My own thoughts. (Score 1) 1
My first reaction was that my flatmate had a pretty valid point, in that we were completely ignoring her. I have been noticing it a lot lately, this phenomenon of people all glued to their electronic devices.
I used to experience it when my ex-wife used to spend all her time on the phone and actually interacting with her had become an impossibility as she was forever talking to someone else.
Now I find myself more interested in my digital interactions than my physical interactions. I often catch a taxi to work, and I've noticed that I prefer sitting playing with my mobile phone than interacting with the driver. Even though I drive taxis myself. The physical world seems so slow and cumbersome, whereas the digital world seems dynamic and exciting.