With the increasing popularity of social media
networks, it is sometimes difficult to pull ourselves
away from the vast gossip circles and endless streams
of cat pictures, and I agree, we should be making a
conscious effort to stop.
It is rude to ignore your passengers, but it is
dangerous to ignore the road, especially in cities as
busy as Wuhan. The excuse, "I had to check my
Facebook," might fly over a coffee with a friend, but
following a traffic accident? It's a nice idea for
restaurant owners to feel they can tackle "phubbing"
while raising the atmosphere of their establishments by
offering discounts to non-phubbers, and more ideas
like this would perhaps show people the benefit of
"switching off" for a few hours and encourage more
social behaviour. "Switching off" is a trend that
spreading the awareness of "phubbing" will encourage.
Though, it is sad to think that people might already
be past the point of reaching this conclusion on their
own.