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Originally Posted by sedated
Maybe I'm becoming cynical in my old(er) age, but drivers are paying less and less attention and I blame cell phones.
I try to never use mine while driving but rarely ride with anyone who isn't playing a song, looking at GPS, or texting/talking. Meanwhile every time I'm on the highway it feels like I spend the whole time avoiding people who are going dangerously slow, swerving into occupied lanes, or just acting like someone who has no clue what is going on around them. There is an accident EVERY DAY during my commute, and 5+ years ago that seemed to be limited to once or twice a week.
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It’s not you man. This whole goddamn society has become super ADD and can’t focus on anything at all. The last 10-15 years have really catered to providing information quickly and easily, not just cell phones - but they’re the main driver. Phones have gotten so good at easily accessing information, along with Facebook twitter and wherever else that anytime we lose focus for just a second we can go off and get sidetracked.
And since we are stupid non-self aware children, we just allow ourselves to get consumed and get nothing done.
I’m not immune to it. But I’m self aware enough to know that it can become a problem and address it.