She works on a park bench
Behaviours 40 years apart.
A scene in 2019
A woman sits on a park bench, writing in her notebook. Another types on her phone.
Our perception is that the former is noble, and the latter a drone.
Is this because we romanticize the old?
Is there something unsettling about the multitude of activities possible on an obscure device? Afterall, one may either be writing a novel or hashtagging a vapid photo.
Will this change when a new technology displaces the phone?
A scene in 2059
A woman sits on a park bench, typing on her phone. Another gestures for her connected glasses.
Our perception is that the former is noble, and the latter a drone.