Oh, I got this one! In the data-and-text only marketing, a flip phone in the late nineties and early two thousands were fantastic. They had a flip that protected the screen, didn’t have charging port jack obsolescence built-in like endless Apple rebuys–and it was a phone that was a phone. People were holding the cute and comfortable hand-held as a phone–and texting was quick, simple, and short. People crossed streets with heads-up–and got stink-eye stares on the bus if you were talking on it.
If I could un-invent attention deficit disorder by taking Facebook and Tik-Tok off of handhelds, genuine conversations with real people would still have hope. Now, we’re lured into spending $799 to $999 to carry with us without a desktop at home–for many of us. The flip phone was only $49.99! Oh, yeah, you can trade in the old one and stay on contract:
In a way, our lack of attention feels a lot like the early American motto: “Don’t Tread On Me.” . . .
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 
I like your answer. Bring back human communication device called the phone, not phony interaction on social media.
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Ever seen those old pictures of Chinese students all holding up Mao’s little red book? Thats what I think of ehen I see people walking down the street staring at their phones.
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Its like being brainwashed voluntarily.
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