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This morning I read a NYMag article about how public space has become earbud space in NYC

So I conducted a simple random sample on my subway commute of 60 New Yorkers in transit.

Here's how things netted out. This, and more on today's post: 

Technological Escapism: The Private Soundtrack of Public Life

This morning I read a NYMag article about how public space has become earbud space in NYC

So I conducted a simple random sample on my subway commute of 60 New Yorkers in transit.

Here's how things netted out. This, and more on today's post: 

Technological Escapism: The Private Soundtrack of Public Life

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do earbuds mean also on the phone, or just earbuds?

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I counted them separate - presumably everyone with earbuds was ALSO on a phone

Thought not all were actively STARING at phones, to be clear

That’s a cool way to think of it 

+1 to the sensory overload piece in cities in particular 

I should do it again in a few different contexts (not just subway) different times of day, etc.  I wonder how much is JUST the commute (vs. all times)

interesting. when I see this chart I almost think about this  as "number of senses engaged elsewhere via technology" (sight, hearing, etc.). and not all sensory input is created equal in these contexts.

in a place like new york which is often such a sensory overload, i think some of this is less about escaping reality and more about dampening the overload (esp the earbuds/no phone piece).