Dec 11, 2018

Smartphones in popular 2018 movies

This video essay by the Nerdwriter is interesting.

Speculative takeaway: the most popular movies of 2018 have very few depictions of smartphones, perhaps because we're resentful of their influence over our actual lives.

Also includes this chart to the effect that most of our smartphone use isn't replacing computer use, but instead adding to our overall screen-time:

computer-and-phone-use-trends