Are you on the phone? You'd better be.

 Judge Page writes: I was at a basketball tournament last night with some friends and in front of me was a dad catching up on email and watching espn video on his phone.  To my left, his son and other members of a middle school team.  You don't want to know how many had their phones out capturing video of a game or in most cases, texting.  When you witness multi-generational group behavior it gives you pause and confirms even at the anecdotal level that Mobile (a phone appliance) will certainly morph into the next big thing.

And couple that observation with this article about movie trailers.

Comments

[Lisa Romeo]

Am I the only one to find the scene you describe to be sad?
They are at a LIVE sporting event, presumably because they have some connection to the players or team. The dad and son are not watching the game nor are they talking about it with one another.
Chances are, they -- and the texters -- are not watching it at all, or watching it with only a sliver of their attention.

Hey, I bet when this kid gets old, he'll have wonderful memories of going to games with his old man-- where they both stared at their tiny screens; great bonding!

Why can't we -- those in both generations -- ever just be in one place, together, in real time, instead of being in several places at once, and never appreciating or truly experiencing the one we are physically at?

OK, I sound pedantic. But really, stay home. Someone will text you the game results.