SOCIAL: Forgetting the irony that an Ordinary Person has used YouTube to tell gazillions of people that they should stop using social media and their phone 24/7, Look Up raises some interesting points about our digital lives. Switch off or switch on? The reality is that we have connected lives (and to brands) and we're stuck with it, mainly because we were the ones who nurtured it. Read more on Digital Trends
If you’re not one of the 32+ million people who’ve watched viral video sensation Look Up on YouTube, here’s a rundown.
It addresses our growing obsession with smartphones, social media, and the Internet in general.
The video’s writer and star is Gary Turk, who warns that by living our lives online, we’re missing out on all the wonderful things around us, including true love. He says we all need to stop it, right now.
In the real world, for every one person who can hold an interesting conversation, there will be 20 dribbling dullards who can’t.
I have a big problem with this, and no, it’s not the already tedious "tech-is-ruining-our-lives" argument.
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