Subj : Re: Gmail Conspiracy
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Feb 27 2025 08:07:53

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 AT> Sometimes I'm out somewhere and I decide that I want to buy something,
 AT> but then I'll need to do a transfer in my online banking, and my online
 AT> banking requires 2 factor authentication.

 That makes sense. I get it.

 KW> There's a lot to be said, as I'm sure you've seen, of going for a walk
 KW> and being present. I listen to podcasts on walks, but leaving the house
 KW> with just me and my dog is a welcome change.

 AT> There's a lot to gain by leaving your phone at home (until you need to
 AT> check your Gmail.) People look like dicks when they are glued to their
 AT> phones all the time. Have you ever had a conversation with a person who
 AT> was staring at a phone? (It's not friendly.)

We have friends, my age (approaching 60) that, with a gap in the
conversation with reach for their phones - when at restaurants, or even
at our house having a glass of wine. When you think that social networks
were designed with the input from behaviorists to be addictive, it makes
sense.

Did I mention that my daughter's high school is having phone-free
Fridays? It's interesting seeing her reaction. Mostly her issue is with
not being able to locate her friends at lunch. They turn on location
services and let each other see where they are...   :|

I said that people are creatures of habit, and you could probably just
go to where you always go and meet up with them.









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