Smartphones are evil, they’re ruining society, and we need to just stop
Created/Produced by Kareem Rahma (@kareem) and Andrew Kuo (@akuoproject)
Summary
A guest argues smartphones are ruining society and even destroying things like subway maps, which have become useless abstract art since everyone just uses their phones. The host pushes back at first but then admits he's totally addicted, confessing he hasn't taken a piss without his phone in 20 years. The guest calls it "mental genocide" and gives the host a flip phone on camera to save him.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? Smartphones are evil. They're ruining society and we need to just stop.
100% disagree. Well, you would. This is your whole thing, right?
No, no, no, no. I think the users of these smartphones, there's some responsibility needs to be taken.
You're going from like the gun angle. It's ruining everything. And nothing's like physical anymore. Do you see the new subway map? The old thing, look, it had everything. It had everything. It had all the cross streets. You could see where you were going. You could get off of here and you would know you would walk one block and it would be to here. This is like an abstract art piece. Look, Central Park is wider than it is long. That is inaccurate. The El train does not do that. Like what, what is this?
He's right. You're right.
'Cause everybody's got the maps on their phone, so they don't—they don't need—they don't need it.
No, I 100% agree. I do think that phones are ruining society up. You know, my knee-jerk reaction was to disagree with you, but you know what? It's because I'm an addict. Well, that's the thing is everyone's a junkie. Everyone's shooting up right now as we speak. Everyone is shooting on their way to work shooting up.
I haven't pissed. I've been taking a piss without my phone in my hand for about 20 years. That is—that's—that's—
Every time I piss, I'm looking at my phone. I haven't enjoyed a piss alone. A piss. I would think like a—yeah.
I know. But I haven't done that. That has been a long time.
Yeah. Everybody's their minds are elsewhere. It's a mental genocide.
Mental genocide. I have a flip phone, so I can't get a ticket to a Mets game. I can't get a menu at a restaurant. It's awful.
What do you mean it's awful? This is the life you wanted. No, this is great. This cured my depression.
Really?
Here, I got you one.
This is for me? Yeah, that's for you.
Is it actually for me? Yeah, you can have that.
What up? I don't think it works anymore.
You're a smart young man. You're an outstanding young citizen.
This should be the last thing you do on your smartphone is watching this video. 100% agree.