Phone bad
I assumed your comment was a joke — and not a bad one, actually — until noticing the replies taking it seriously.
The comic is not a poke at cell phones. It's about all of America and the world being so distracted by their baubles and comforts that they're unaware of what's right in front of them.
Media literacy in the U.S. is legitimately so bad, ig it's not surprising people came to the wrong conclusion.
But don’t forget who owns those social media feeds and is aligning with trump.
the question is obviously not "Is this new technology BAD in and of itself?" the better question has always been, "Who controls this new technology and to what ends?"
if you can't see the distinction, you're not thinking critically about the last century of technological development and how it actually impacts people's minds in lasting material ways. from the cotton gin to silent films to drones, technology is value neutral.... until it's used to reinforce specific agendas.
the people comparing it to comic books (as if comics are harmless little nothings) are naive as fuck. comic books made a huge social impact and fostered both bad and good stereotypes, and helped promote narratives which drastically shaped the course of 20th century youth culture. that's a lot of power. and I'm supposed to believe phones have less potential impact on shaping people's worldview? gtfo 'ere.
Meanwhile, it’s the technofascist billionaires bankrolling trump. The technofascists are brainwashing people.
They have the right idea but they're misinformed. It's not the phone itself that's the problem, it's the algorithms in the apps pushing right-wing propaganda on its users that's the problem.
It can be if not used in moderation, and most people do not use it in moderation, but that's more of a fault of the platforms and addictive technology than it is to fully blame individuals
My phone is how I stay up to date, get important news, and find out where there are organized acts of resistance to join. So no.
HANK, HAAAAANK, DON'T LOOK AT YOUR PHONE, WATCH OUT, THERES A BOTTOMLESS SWASTIKA PIT IM FRONT OF YOU!!!!
Meta is complicit in fascism for settling out-of-court.
Italians had smartphones in 1922?
Two roads can lead to the same destination.
In many states it’s illegal to drive while using a phone.
Exactly.
This is just somebody blaming the problems created by poor education on cell phones. Again. Just like they blamed the TV. And radio. And comic books. And dime novels. And music. And dancing...
Don't forget D&D. It's been decades and Revelations still hasn't kicked off.
do comic books have 24/7 live updates and endless scrolls designed to exploit addictive behavior?
were dime novels published by an ideologically aligned billionaire class who is working to capture our political processes?
does D&D have an algorithmically generated "for you" page designed to promote rage content?
did teens spend 4+ hours per day staring into their comics or check them anxiously 344 times per day on avg, or look at them while in school, while stopped at intersections, while on the toilet? did they talk to therapists about how they feel overwhelmed by their comics, the comics make them feel suicidal, etc, etc. was the billionaire CEO of the comic industry involved in national policy making and firing of federal workers?
