It's quite easy to bump into someone in the streets who looks at a phonescreen instead of watching his or her surroundings. I like to actually bump into them and start a conversation.
Enthousiastically I will tell them about this amazing hub I discovered: 'It's just like the people you are chatting with are actual people! There are millions of challenges on multiple levels. The games and puzzles range from extremely simple to practically insolvable. You can see well rendered explosions, smell burned rubber when you witness a car chase. There are playgrounds for children, special 'bedrooms' for adults (if you get my drift. *wink*). Sounds amazing, right? Just one caveat: your avatar has no extra lives.'
'Great! What's the app called? I'll download it right away!'
The sad thing is, quite a few people will actually go to The App Store or The Play Store to find an app called 'Reality'. Those in power love the fact we have become numb. As long as we find instant gratification through an application on our smartphones, we don't seem to care about the world around us.
Can we change? Sure. All we have to do is put our phones in our pockets and not ask Siri but a local resident for directions to a nice restaurant in Paris.
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