New York Minute 109 - Connected

Elevators in many office buildings now have video screens that display news headlines, weather and sports updates, and random factoids. The world is approaching a ‘1984’ state where every space is equipped with cameras and telescreens, but I digress.

As I rode down to the lobby of my office building a couple of days ago, the elevator screen cited a Pew Research Center study on internet usage. The study found that 39 percent of 18-29 year olds are online ‘almost constantly’, and that four out of five of them maintain this connection via wireless devices.

As I was reading this, the elevator stopped on a lower floor. The doors opened, and a twenty-something guy stepped into the car wearing Apple ear pods. The guy never looked up from his mobile phone. Maybe 39 percent is too low.

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