Protect Yourself from Ambulatory Gadget Fixation Syndrome (AGFS) - PC World

"Hey. Hey. Hey! hey! hey! Look up. Look up. Look up." That's me walking to work on Second Street in San Francisco, about to get into a head-on with someone whose full attention is on the smart phone or Kindle they're holding close to their face while walking, paying no attention to where they're going.

Sometimes they don't even hear me (most of them have their headphones in), forcing me to veer widely out of their path. Sometimes they hear me, look up momentarily with a sort of glazed-over look, then return to the device. Sometimes they hear me and alter their course, shooting me a look that says: "how dare you; I was updating my Facebook." Like I had just violated one of their most basic rights.

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