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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 423: Please put the phone down
Description: P&C drink and review Extra Strong Boi Imperial ESB from Black Flag Brewing, then discuss the curse of the smart phone.
Can grown adults stand in line at the Post Office any more without being distracted by some electronic device?
The boys review some of the history of electronic devices in our lives, then talk about the perils of the modern state, where everyone is connected all the time.
Jonathan Haidt identifies several problems with smart phones.
Social Deprivation -- Smartphones act as experience blockers, reducting time spent in physical...