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                                                            May 12, 2022

                             Some factoids courtesy of pewresearch:
                             [link]


                                 It's seems like just yesterday everyone
It's always a good idea          was acting like anyone who was anybody
to check fad-hype                was mobile, when usage was still only
against reality, but...          around half.

As of the 2020s,
mobile phone use
in the US is up
at 97%, and smart         And the connection between this
phones are 85%.           and the collapse of democracy
                          is no doubt merely coincidental.
  That went from
  35% to 85%                                            KEYS_ABIDE
  in ~10 years.

  That rapid increase might
  not seem surprising, but
  back in 2011 many people
  were acting like we were                   Sometimes, perception becomes
  already up at that level.                  reality and a delusion turns
                                             self-fulfilling--
    And many people
    these days act like                         But then other times, the
    the figure is 100%.                         perception hardens in place,
                                                divorced from reality; the
                                                delusion becomes a permanent
                                                condition that blocks any
                                                change.


      This is a pretty funny:

 [link]

 Trevor Wheelwright, January 24, 2022:

    "In the US, up to 47% of us would say we're 'addicted' to
    our cell phones-- it's no wonder with a dazzling array of
    unlimited data plans and new smartphones every year."


         It seems like everyone is into heroin these days,
         and no wonder, modern heroin is so *pure*.


                                     It's an old observation but when
                                     everything you hear comes form
                                     "free media" that gets by by
                                     pushing consumer crap, you're not
                                     going to see much "news" that's
                                     critical of consumer crap.


    "Now, we’re not saying you should
    stop endlessly scrolling, but..."
    
       Of course not.



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