I Forgot My Phone
charstarleneTV2 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
52.5M views · comedy · evergreen · Uploaded 2013-08-23
A two-minute satirical short film in which a woman leaves her phone at home and notices how everyone around her is absorbed in their screens. It became a viral comment on phone distraction and social disconnection.
Cited in threads about phone addiction and distraction as a classic, widely seen illustration of the problem.
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4 comments from Hacker News
I own a cell phone but never use it for the same reasons as you. Never missed it, never will. This month a video went viral about the subject: [VIDEO] (I Forgot My Phone). So true.
A lot of people got that video (I Forgot My Phone): [VIDEO] which shows a well known first world problem. Maybe there is time for an mobile device (n)etiquette? Let's catch some rules and i will put them together ;)
Have you seen the short film called "I Forgot my Phone" ( [VIDEO] )? It deals with exactly this subject and has a great surreal creepy vibe. Made me think about how many times I've been that blinking person who didn't hear their food order, which I dislike but keep doing.
When it's a streaming service, it might be equally worse IMO, but a bit less so if it's music you own. But anyways, I call these folks "electro autists" (with apologies to real autists) as they are rarely reachable for social interactions. Saying "good morning" in the elevator? No chance. Nor recognizing people left or right. Or in the gym, where they block machines for many minutes, i.e. much more than the one or two minutes of resting in between sets, while paging through social media in between sets. Asking them to unblock a machine in the gym? Some are reachable there if you stand in front of them and wave your hands. And walking the dog, or strolling with kids while on "social" media. I often observe them to neither recognize when either dog or kid try to show them things or events. I sometimes wonder (aloud and near them ;-), if they phone with their companions. Oldie but Goldie: Charlene Guzman's video "I forgot my phone" from 12 years ago: [VIDEO] I like music and I like videos, but I also learned to concentrate on the task at hand and/or the people besides me. Disclaimer: listening to music while doing chores like washing dishes is OK. But I prefer a dish washer and connect to people while the dish washer is running.