New Disease for Cell Phone Users?

TheRoadDog
TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
edited November 17 in Chit-Chat
I think the new thing may be a Kyphosis (curvature) of the spine for the Millennials and other avid cell phone users.

Personally, I don't understand what is so important to have your cell phone in your hand constantly. People are constantly looking down at their cell phone (and soon their Apple watches). It's got to take a toll on your cervical spine eventually.

Maybe the constant taking of selfies will counter this future malady, since it forces the cell phone user to look up for the selfie.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,027 Member
    Nomophia I believe is the term for people who can't do without their cellphone.

    I'm going to create the first hand held EMP device.

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  • JeopardyRight
    JeopardyRight Posts: 331 Member
    Most people looking at this are probably on a cell phone. (I am)

    Personally I think social diseases are the most prevalent problems facing society caused by 'Nose in phone' syndrome
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
    that apple watch is gonna be SWEET! might have to make the switch back to iphone.
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    Speak for yourselves. My posture has improved. My cell phone is much easier to hold with correct posture than a hard back copy of Game of Thrones or Harry Potter.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    MisterZ33 wrote: »
    that apple watch is gonna be SWEET! might have to make the switch back to iphone.

    The Apple watch will have it's own set of issues. The screen goes black very quickly to conserve battery life. Every time you have to see what time it is you will have to tap the watch or shake your wrist to get the time to appear.

    That's going to be annoying.

  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    It is pretty funny to watch someone walk into a post because they're paying attention to their phone instead of where they're going. There's a silver lining to everything :)
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    BinkyBonk wrote: »
    It is pretty funny to watch someone walk into a post because they're paying attention to their phone instead of where they're going. There's a silver lining to everything :)

    I get annoyed when I am walking down the street and someone is coming the other direction with his head down and on course to walk into me.

    I used to step out of the way. Now I stop and let them walk into me. Startles the shlt out of them after they walk into me and look up to see my face.

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