Showerthought: That coffee shop on Main Street is where friendships go to die

I swung by that new coffee shop on Main Street last Saturday morning just to grab a cup and sit for a bit. Place was packed but I noticed something weird. Every single person was either staring at their phone or wearing headphones. There were like four tables with two people each and nobody was talking. I mean not even a word. I sat there for 45 minutes and watched two guys at the table next to me scroll through Instagram the whole time without looking up at each other. It hit me that we've turned public spaces into private isolation chambers. You go to a coffee shop to be around people but you're not actually connecting with anyone. Has anyone else noticed this happening in your town?

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jamie_clark2d ago

Is it just me or did we all collectively decide that being alone in a crowd is the new normal? I saw the same thing at a diner last week, two people sat down at the same table and didn't say a word for an hour. They just pulled out their phones and started scrolling like they were in their own living rooms. It's like we forgot how to just sit and talk to someone without a screen involved. Makes you wonder why we even bother leaving the house if we're just gonna stare at our phones somewhere else.

seth_martinez211d ago

Is it bad that I’ve totally been that person at a diner? 😅