""I've been in college for three years and don't have any friends because in the modern age it has become almost impossible to make friends in a non-contrived way. You walk into a classroom, and everybody just has their faces buried in their phones, ignoring their surroundings.""
""We all had cork boards on our doors so you could leave people notes, since even though rooms had phones, there was no voicemail or answering machines. So we would just plan to meet at the university center at a certain time each day with friends.""
Smartphones have transformed daily life, impacting attention spans and social interactions. College experiences have notably changed, with students often isolated due to phone usage. A Reddit user expressed difficulty in making friends, as peers are absorbed in their devices. Responses from older generations reminisced about more organic social interactions, such as leaving notes on cork boards and meeting friends in person without the constant connectivity of smartphones. These reflections highlight a longing for the more personal connections that have diminished in the digital age.
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