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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Aug 2019

    Watching people staring at their phones at the table in restaurants reminds me of the old days when people smoked at the table in restaurants. Except now whole families are doing it.

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      1. Nicky Williamson  🌏 ✈️ 🌏 ✈️ 🌏‏ @NickyWill100 26 Aug 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        The irony of pinging people on social media about phone use can't be lost on you.

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      2. Bobby Goodlatte‏ @rsg 26 Aug 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        Me: *hits like* Also me: *Is doing exactly what you describe right now* 😭

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      3. Youssef KH (ucefkh.eth)‏ @ucefkh 26 Aug 2019
        Replying to @rsg @paulg

        Put it down :)

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      2.  🚀 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓 𝕲𝖔𝖉  🚀‏ @DragonGod2718 26 Aug 2019
        Replying to @paulg

        Well there's no equivalent of second hand smoke for phone usage.

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      3. Fabien Snauwaert‏ @fabiensnauwaert 26 Aug 2019
        Replying to @DragonGod2718 @paulg

        If you're not on your phone while every one is, you're not "using" but you're still suffering from others' behavior.

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      1. Gabriel‏ @Conanbatt 26 Aug 2019
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        It's gross. Also one one picks out the phone, everyone does.

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      1. Abdur‏ @aqtraining 26 Aug 2019
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        It’s a sad reality that the art of conversation is also lost. These phones are both a blessing and curse. We have a no phone rule at the dinner table in our home, not to be controlling but it’s because we enjoy the interactions that our phones prevent

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      1. Nikhil‏ @Nikhil25257582 26 Aug 2019
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        Wait till we embed phones into our brains and powered by our internal bio-chemical energy. Would it still be worthy of mockery ?

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      2. Alex Iskold | 2048 Ventures |  🤖  🚀 💡‏ @alexiskold 26 Aug 2019
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        At least phones don't kill other people like second hand smoke. But yes, this mid-air pre-singularity world is weird like that.

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      3. Joseph Coyne‏ @CoyneVC 26 Aug 2019
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        Distracted driving is an unfortunate counterpoint.

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