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 It's not ironic though, as it's not a similar situation.

Presumably, @Cyph3rp9nk is using the tech while.. using the tech.

Whereas the people depicted above are using the tech to the detriment of the full enjoyment of the present moment.

Which is all we ever had, have, or will have.

Presumably that pattern is recurrent in their lives.

Therefore, presumably, they are wasting prodigious amounts of time being distracted.

No harm in pointing that out. May it serve as a warning to others, and as a message to the future: some of us saw it for what it was.