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Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
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 https://hardmodefirst.xyz/technological-escapism
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chris 🤘🏻
@ckurdziel.eth
do earbuds mean also on the phone, or just earbuds?
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Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
I counted them separate - presumably everyone with earbuds was ALSO on a phone
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Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
Thought not all were actively STARING at phones, to be clear
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chris 🤘🏻
@ckurdziel.eth
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).
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Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
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)
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