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Thanks for getting back on topic! I think it's been established that adults dug this hole, whether it was their parents or strangers before they got there. And most likely these parents were taking pics and videos of their kids with those ubiquitous cell phones; it's all you see on the beach these days; nary a "beach read" nor anyone just staring at the ocean anymore. It'd be interesting to review the history of the parents' phone activity around the time of the tragedy.
How predictable. Leave it to you to find another excuse to bring cellphone picture-taking into the conversation. The root of all evil apparently.
This time it was sort of displaced. Consider if those evil cellphone users had been on hand indulging in their addiction while those kids were digging the hole, the tragedy might have been averted.
Thanks for getting back on topic! I think it's been established that adults dug this hole, whether it was their parents or strangers before they got there. And most likely these parents were taking pics and videos of their kids with those ubiquitous cell phones; it's all you see on the beach these days; nary a "beach read" nor anyone just staring at the ocean anymore. It'd be interesting to review the history of the parents' phone activity around the time of the tragedy.
I never saw a lot of that except with teenagers. Having lived at the beach for 18 years, I can tell you it's frustratingly difficult to see your screen when you're sitting on the beach unless you're under an umbrella the whole time.
...it's frustratingly difficult to see your screen when you're sitting on the beach unless you're under an umbrella the whole time.
...which most people are. But I see tons of them walking the shoreline taking selfies or pictures or videos of their family and friends. But just me, I guess!
digging holes in the sand is prohibited, in the town I live. Too many accidents associated with it and would require daily resources to fill them in. You can drive on the beach to surf fish in designated area, you need a permit, it's not cheap, and you have to have a rod in the water all the time. It's well regulated.
...which most people are. But I see tons of them walking the shoreline taking selfies or pictures or videos of their family and friends. But just me, I guess!
A selfie or video is different, and if they're taking videos, they are interacting with who they are with. You made it sound like they are sitting on the beach glued to their phone.
A selfie or video is different, and if they're taking videos, they are interacting with who they are with. You made it sound like they are sitting on the beach glued to their phone.
Okay; I guess taking pics and vids of each other are what passes for human interaction these days?
And I see the endless scrolling, too (lounging in their beach chairs).
And most likely these parents were taking pics and videos of their kids with those ubiquitous cell phones; it's all you see on the beach these days; nary a "beach read" nor anyone just staring at the ocean anymore.
If they were taking pictures of their kids at the time of the tragedy, wouldn't they have seen the little girl getting buried? Jump in, and fish her out before she suffocated?
I have found that cell service is pretty crummy at the beach. Your mileage (and beaches) may vary.
You think it's just a modern day thing, for people to take pics and videos while on vacation?
The "it's nothing new" argument. If you don't see that people are more attached to and obsessed with their phones than they ever were with simple cameras, I can't make you see it.
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