proudblackconservative:fuckboy4equality:ooksaidthelibrarian:maggie-stiefvater:nevver:What&
proudblackconservative: fuckboy4equality: ooksaidthelibrarian: maggie-stiefvater: nevver: What’s wrong with this picture? I’ll tell you what’s wrong with this picture: assumption. This picture has gone viral as thousands of people deliver searing indictments of both smartphones and teens. I’ve met a couple of teens. I’ve had a couple smartphones. Could these teens be playing Angry Birds or texting stupid jokes to each other? Yeah, they could. But they could also be googling provenance for that painting or taking a second to text a friend about how amazing the museum is or completing an assignment given off-screen by someone standing just beside the photographer. They could be taking notes about the palette choice so that later they turn into a generation of artists that take your breath away. What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing, until proven otherwise. Welcome to 2014. They are actually using an app as part of their museum tour. I was talking to my nan and my mum, and my nan was complaining that she hadn’t been able to find her favourite biscuits in shops any more, so I got my phone out when they went off in a tangent, and my nan must’ve been looking critically at me because my mum suddenly said “He’s getting the biscuits online.” Like, I think a lot of people see smartphone and just assume it’s a game or Facebook, and some of the time it is, but a lot of the time it’s that you’re actually doing something helpful or relevant or looking something up for someone. “People are using tools to do things! Sound the alarms! Burn them as witches!” -- source link