Showerthought: Riding the bus used to mean staring out the window, now it's staring at a tiny screen

I caught myself today on the 7am route from Oakwood to downtown, and it hit me that I haven't looked out that window in months. Back in 2018, I'd zone out watching the same old buildings and trees pass by, maybe chat with the driver about traffic. Now I'm glued to my phone scrolling news or playing a game the whole 45 minutes. It's wild how a little rectangle changed everything about that time. Does anyone else miss that old feeling of just watching the world go by without a screen in your face?

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stellachen1mo ago

Makes you wonder what we're actually missing outside those windows now.

the_robert1mo ago

Pretty sure it's just clouds and some trees, nothing dramatic.

brooke7671mo ago

Is my cat plotting world domination while I'm not looking? lol