Originally Posted by
EMBFlyer
I can't figure out the point that our society became so obsessed with being connected. Commuting 2 work, 2 "Precious Metals" occupied the aisle seats near me. On their phones from the moment they stepped on board until they were chastised by the FA for texting while taxiing out. Once the FA walked away and we sat in line for a few more minutes, they both disregarded the rules and turned them off Airplane Mode and went right back to texting.
I, for one, enjoy being "off the grid" for couple of hours commuting to and from work.
"On their phones" is sort of general. My phone has hundreds of saved articles, books, audiobooks, podcasts, textbooks for classes I'm taking, games, Duolingo, Flica, and on and on. Why don't people complain when others are constantly "on their book"? Should one sit idly instead of doing something constructive? Sure, a lot of people are probably just wasting time, but not always.
Older folks always complain about phones and headphones. A captain said something to me about my phone/headphones once (which I always take off before approaching the gate). I was listening to a Great Courses lecture - the kind of thing that saves me from the monotony of flying an airplane around while listening to sh*tty jokes about strippers and minorities all day.