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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] is reading the report from | + | {{incomplete|Created by a BLUETOOTH-ENABLED SOCK. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | [[Cueball]] is reading the weekly report from an app on his smartphone that reports the average time each day that he has NOT looked at his phone during the hours he was awake this last week. This is a reversal of the more expected behavior for a {{w|screen time|screen-time}} app, which would normally report the amount of time spent looking at the screen. The point made by the comic is that mobile phone usage has become so prevalent in modern society that we are now actually spending more time staring at screens than not, and so we might as well just track the non-screen time instead. | ||
− | + | In Cueball's particular case, if we assume that he is awake 16 hours a day (the average for most people), then his non-screen time average of 2 hours 48 minutes means that he spent more than 80% of his awake time last week looking at a screen. This means that while his 6% improvement is positive, he still has quite a bad habit. His previous non-screen-time would have been 2 hours 38 minutes, so he has managed to shave 10 minutes off. | |
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− | In Cueball's particular case, if we assume that he is awake | ||
Ironically, in order for Cueball to use the app, he has to be looking at his mobile screen. The increasing use of mobile devices in modern society has been a cause for concern, with many people arguing this leads to addiction, other health risks, or people simply not talking to each other. | Ironically, in order for Cueball to use the app, he has to be looking at his mobile screen. The increasing use of mobile devices in modern society has been a cause for concern, with many people arguing this leads to addiction, other health risks, or people simply not talking to each other. | ||
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[[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Smartphones]] | [[Category:Smartphones]] | ||
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