Are you one of the burgeoning number of doofi (plural of doofus) who practically lives for their smartphone, oblivious to the real world around them? You’re not sure? Well take this simple test and find out.
Question 1
You’re walking down the street trying to check in on Foursquare when you bump into someone. They’re not too happy about it, do you:
A) LOL?
B) ROFL?
C) Hand them your phone so they can slap you Foursquare in the face with it?
Question 2
You’re sitting on a train playing music on your smart phone through a crappy pair of ear buds that leak sound like a paper bag leaks water. The dude (or dudette) opposite nudges you to complain. Do you:
A) Ask them to BGWM?
B) Suggest they BOB?
C) Hand them the earbuds and ask if they’d like to plug them where the sun don’t shine
Question 3
Farmville, Mafia Land and all that crap. You’re kidding right:
A) PMSL
B) UGTBK
C) Can’t talk now, my crops have all failed and da boss wants to pop a cap in my ass
Question 4
You’ve just beaten David Cameron’s high score on Fruit Ninja. Does that make you:
A) The next Prime Minister?
B) Who is David Cameron?
C) Totally detached from reality?
So how did you get on? If you picked mostly A, or mostly B, or C – you need to get out more buddy. And try using your phone just for calls for a day or two huh? I know – talking to people eh….it’ll never catch on 😉
PS – if you don’t understand all the answers, look ’em up here.
I don’t understand the answers, and I’ve never done any of these things. I do, however, get called a saddo on a regular basis, just because I know how to use these devices, an you know…use them.
Which leads me to ask, “Define sad?” When using my iphone ipad or other devices, I am actually conversing with real people, who I actually know. I’m listening to them, and responding, answering questions, explaining stuff, learning things. It’s not vital, but its good fun. I do also play scrabble with real people, and not against a computer (now that would be sad).
So are the above activities “sad” in any way? I have no idea, but why should it matter what other people do?
Thank you Stephen, I look forward to us both ignoring each other next time we meet. Apart from when I walk into you because I’m so absorbed with what is happening on the screen in front of me I’ve forgotten I’m nearby to other human beings. And of course any conversation that may emerge will be short because I’ll need to get back to my latest playlist. Still, on the bright side you’ll be able to listen to that wonderful ‘tsss tsss tsss tsss’ coming from my earphones 🙂
Made me smile. Particularly as I was subjected to the earphone leakage for the entire trip back from London to Cambridge yesterday.
I did actually ask myself whether this sort of technology is making us disgracefully selfish. It seems as if I’m seeing more and more inconsiderate behaviour from people who are smartphone absorbed – and it seems particularly prevalent on public transport.
Hi Vandy, yes it does seem to be more of a pain on public transport. There’s no escape? And sorry for the delay in replying, I got distracted 😉