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So, how serious was her behavior - or his?

May 18, 2017 5:49PM PDT

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May 19, 2017 4:51AM PDT

Acting like children. (and, children...sorry for the insult) but how they met says it all.

"It was kind of a first date from hell,” he told the paper, saying that about 15 minutes after the movie began, his date – who he met on dating app
Bumble– started texting."
(enhancement of operative word is mine)

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I wouldn't have picked that name, either.
May 19, 2017 9:14AM PDT

I'm interested in what you folks think of the ubiquity of texting, and of lawsuits, I guess.

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Who is "you folks"?
May 19, 2017 9:43AM PDT

I thought you were part of "us folks"?...or at least part and party to the shenanigans that have played out over the many years though many do occasional disappearing acts. As for texting, it's nothing I engage in. Of course, not owning such a device is part of that. The ubiquity is in the overall addiction to being tethered to such devices. Try looking around in a waiting room when you're the only one without one. I was recently in an airport waiting to board when a family of five arrived...two adults, and 3 younger ones. All were carrying smart phones. The father (I presume) was busily looking for enough seats with charging outlets nearby. I heard him telling his kids to get their phones plugged in now because the flight would take over two hours. It struck me as odd that most important preparation for flying was to make sure your smart phone didn't die along the way. C'mon, mister...you could always use that downtime to talk to your kids. Happy

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I think I see your point.
May 19, 2017 11:11AM PDT

In this case "I" am posting to "you" (pl.), so, "you folks". Good comment about the airport family; just what I was looking for, pro or con.
In a popular coffee shop across from UNM in Albuquerque that sight is common - students sailing alone, through an archipelago of devices. Hey, in my day you went there to hit on each other! And these are our best and brightest???
I don't know if the texters are conscious of it, but the OP behavior says, 'I don't know who just texted me, but they are more important to me than you, my date for the evening.'
My very first text was to two young women on my crew during the 2010 census. They were kidding me about my geezerness, so I sent "OMG! I'm a texter!" They like to died laughing, they said later. On the pro side, my first couple of phone plans were stingy with talk minutes but generous with text, so my wife and I got used to it. And smart phone is even better - full keyboard and spellchecker.
Seriously, your comment about the father has been noted by many. And we thought using the TV as a babysitter was bad.
Finally, a science link, recent.
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-curve/toddler-screen-time-speech-delays-lost-sleep

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And my mea culpa moment is,
May 19, 2017 12:52PM PDT

the story is a reminder that I use my phone too often, like any time there are fellow hominids around to converse with. Sad

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(NT) And, it's "whom he met", says Mr Monk.
May 19, 2017 9:15AM PDT