Always connected… not so great
I started using my Dad’s Blackberry, which he stopped using a month ago and still kept the service for, and if that is the future we are truly screwed. Today as I was riding the BART I found myself using the device to check on reddit and digg and I felt myself becoming uncomfortable using it. If the device becomes mainstream, especially with the iPhone coming soon, it is going to be disastrous for interaction.
The one thing I really enjoy about riding BART is it gives me a good hour to reflect thoughts and ideas. This disconnected time is important for me because it is so valuable; it is the time I am most free. If we are becoming constantly connected that alone time which is so important for people is gone. So please take that into consideration and give yourself sometime to kick back, relax and disconnect even if it is writing the metro.
