iPhone Ruins Man’s Life - Part II
Midwest USA, Sep 17 - With information trickling in, details of this lawsuit are sketchy at best. So far, it seems that a 39 year old nerd from somewhere in the Midwest, has filed the suit, citing the makers of the iPhone and MacBook computers “ruined his life”. The suit also states the manufacturer showed negiligence on their part by failing to display proper warning labels regarding the addictive elements of their product. As compensation the suit is seeking 3.2 milion dollars and a new iPhone.
I can almost see it now. Why?
First: Americans are “Litigation Nutjobs”! We base the risky decisions in our lives on how much we could sue for if we get hurt or sick. That floor looks slippery. Screw it! This blah, blah, blah, company has “deep pockets”. Besides, I’m almost 40 and you could buy a lot of prescriptions for pain killers if I herniate a disk or tear my ACL.
Second: It’s really that addictive. Want to bitch about something? Post some feedback on the net with your iPhone. See something funny? Take a picture of it and send it to your friends with your iPhone. Need directions to the house down the street? Get directions to navigate the .25 miles to your friends house with your iPhone. I don’t thing humans have ever seen “so much value” in such a small package. Exception: Swiss Army knives and condoms.
C: It’s making me stupid. In just one week, I no longer need to remember meetings, directions, phone numbers, web addresses, or what my kids look like. It’s all right there in my pocket now. I have also been giving myself about 10 extra minutes to get to work because just this week, I’ve missed my stop on the train at least 3 times. On one of those instances, I actually had to ‘back track’. I’m not proud of it.
We’re only scratching the surface. Stay tuned.