MAN VS PHONE

There have been so many movies about fantastical robots and machines taking over our lives at some point in the future, but I hadn't seen a movie about the actual machines that have already taken over our lives in our present day reality. I'm referencing, of course, our phones and other "smart" devices which we're now using obsessively for most of our waking (and even non-waking) hours. Unlike in most sci-fi, they're not embodied in humanoid robot form and they're not trying to kill us. They're everywhere and in everything and they're always trying to help us. This means that we can't just shu…

There have been so many movies about fantastical robots and machines taking over our lives at some point in the future, but I hadn't seen a movie about the actual machines that have already taken over our lives in our present day reality. I'm referencing, of course, our phones and other "smart" devices which we're now using obsessively for most of our waking (and even non-waking) hours. Unlike in most sci-fi, they're not embodied in human form and they're not trying to kill us. They're everywhere and in everything and they're always trying to help us. This means that we can't just shut them of…