That would literally result in "head up the ass" syndrome.

You do know Google Glass is going down the tubes, yes?


Cher

seriously people, just STOP already

I have a dumb phone, and it suits me quite well. I don't text. I don't do the internet. I call people, they call me. I get a lot of flack from family and friends about not texting, but so far I'm not willing to give in. I'm constantly horrified at how often people drop everything to respond to their phone. Sort of makes you wonder how any of us managed in the dark ages, before cell phones at all.

and the answer to why they do this may be emotional. It's a theory I'm working with, anyway. When they get a message, they get a little "up."

My theory is that people who can go about their business and not let this thing interrupt their work, their focus, and their necessary day-to-day routine might be innately happier.

Just a theory at this point, though.

Also, some people find it easier to be "unavailable" during times when they need to get things done. Some people don't think that's a priority.


Cher

I saw a study on your idea. They called it the jackpot or lottery response. The brain does light up when hearing the ping of a new message. Like this message could be the one that changes my life so I must look.

I'm not quite awake and I am on my phone otherwise I would find a li k to the study.

I keep on seeing stuff referring to a huge drop in productivity, thanks to the internets. My ex was an IT manager at a company that had maybe 200 employees, and at one point he found he had to cut all access to the internets because the employees would do internet type things rather than their work. They'd tried admonishing the employees, but it had no effect. Work was simply not being done.

It's really quite scary. It's up there, at least for me, with the way most people pay a LOT of attention to major league sports, as if they were truly significant, or to various celebrities. Not having a TV, not living in a state with a single major league team, I'm happily oblivious to such things. But it also means I have trouble connecting to many people, because they don't read books and don't want to discuss ideas. Sigh.