Is It Inappropriate to Use a Smartphone Now?

Is it inappropriate to use a smartphone now? fanily Holiday Edition By now you're probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you're home for the holidays with family? Follow this flow chart to determine when you've crossed the line! START What are you planning on using it for? Some other app A phone call Texting Will it help you: Are you in the middle of reenacting the nativity? Will you be talking with someone who couldn't make it there for the holidays? NO Track a gift you ordered for Impress your in-laws? Pass Time? YES NO YES someone? YES Are you hoping to get thrown out so you can spend the holidays alone? YES Are you sending inappropriate photos or sexts? YES YES Are you showing them Youtube footage of giant robots destroying a South American city? (see link below) YES NO Use it! That's the holiday spirit! NO Take a deep breath... then press and hold the off button! NO YES Probably a bad move, but you should consider doing it anyway. Are you bored out of By all means, use the phone. your mind? YES NO Are you playing carols on the ocarina app? Are you in the middle of: YES Church? Talking to a relative you haven't seen in ages? A family dinner? Go for it. You receive +100 points for being the most awesome relative there. YES YES YES None of the above? Has the service lasted more than Does he/she have good enough eyesite to tell you're using your phone? YES an hour? Is your phone going to distract everyone around? NO NO YES Steve Jobs would have NO YES never invented the iPhone Put it on silent. YES were it not for times like this. For the love! Use it! Are you using (or showing someone) Elf Yourself? Better not use it. Or, if possible, fake a bathroom emergency and use your phone for as long as unsuspiciously able! NO YES by shane snow GIZMODO Scordit.com www. Is it inappropriate to use a smartphone now? fanily Holiday Edition By now you're probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you're home for the holidays with family? Follow this flow chart to determine when you've crossed the line! START What are you planning on using it for? Some other app A phone call Texting Will it help you: Are you in the middle of reenacting the nativity? Will you be talking with someone who couldn't make it there for the holidays? NO Track a gift you ordered for Impress your in-laws? Pass Time? YES NO YES someone? YES Are you hoping to get thrown out so you can spend the holidays alone? YES Are you sending inappropriate photos or sexts? YES YES Are you showing them Youtube footage of giant robots destroying a South American city? (see link below) YES NO Use it! That's the holiday spirit! NO Take a deep breath... then press and hold the off button! NO YES Probably a bad move, but you should consider doing it anyway. Are you bored out of By all means, use the phone. your mind? YES NO Are you playing carols on the ocarina app? Are you in the middle of: YES Church? Talking to a relative you haven't seen in ages? A family dinner? Go for it. You receive +100 points for being the most awesome relative there. YES YES YES None of the above? Has the service lasted more than Does he/she have good enough eyesite to tell you're using your phone? YES an hour? Is your phone going to distract everyone around? NO NO YES Steve Jobs would have NO YES never invented the iPhone Put it on silent. YES were it not for times like this. For the love! Use it! Are you using (or showing someone) Elf Yourself? Better not use it. Or, if possible, fake a bathroom emergency and use your phone for as long as unsuspiciously able! NO YES by shane snow GIZMODO Scordit.com www. Is it inappropriate to use a smartphone now? fanily Holiday Edition By now you're probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you're home for the holidays with family? Follow this flow chart to determine when you've crossed the line! START What are you planning on using it for? Some other app A phone call Texting Will it help you: Are you in the middle of reenacting the nativity? Will you be talking with someone who couldn't make it there for the holidays? NO Track a gift you ordered for Impress your in-laws? Pass Time? YES NO YES someone? YES Are you hoping to get thrown out so you can spend the holidays alone? YES Are you sending inappropriate photos or sexts? YES YES Are you showing them Youtube footage of giant robots destroying a South American city? (see link below) YES NO Use it! That's the holiday spirit! NO Take a deep breath... then press and hold the off button! NO YES Probably a bad move, but you should consider doing it anyway. Are you bored out of By all means, use the phone. your mind? YES NO Are you playing carols on the ocarina app? Are you in the middle of: YES Church? Talking to a relative you haven't seen in ages? A family dinner? Go for it. You receive +100 points for being the most awesome relative there. YES YES YES None of the above? Has the service lasted more than Does he/she have good enough eyesite to tell you're using your phone? YES an hour? Is your phone going to distract everyone around? NO NO YES Steve Jobs would have NO YES never invented the iPhone Put it on silent. YES were it not for times like this. For the love! Use it! Are you using (or showing someone) Elf Yourself? Better not use it. Or, if possible, fake a bathroom emergency and use your phone for as long as unsuspiciously able! NO YES by shane snow GIZMODO Scordit.com www. Is it inappropriate to use a smartphone now? fanily Holiday Edition By now you're probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you're home for the holidays with family? Follow this flow chart to determine when you've crossed the line! START What are you planning on using it for? Some other app A phone call Texting Will it help you: Are you in the middle of reenacting the nativity? Will you be talking with someone who couldn't make it there for the holidays? NO Track a gift you ordered for Impress your in-laws? Pass Time? YES NO YES someone? YES Are you hoping to get thrown out so you can spend the holidays alone? YES Are you sending inappropriate photos or sexts? YES YES Are you showing them Youtube footage of giant robots destroying a South American city? (see link below) YES NO Use it! That's the holiday spirit! NO Take a deep breath... then press and hold the off button! NO YES Probably a bad move, but you should consider doing it anyway. Are you bored out of By all means, use the phone. your mind? YES NO Are you playing carols on the ocarina app? Are you in the middle of: YES Church? Talking to a relative you haven't seen in ages? A family dinner? Go for it. You receive +100 points for being the most awesome relative there. YES YES YES None of the above? Has the service lasted more than Does he/she have good enough eyesite to tell you're using your phone? YES an hour? Is your phone going to distract everyone around? NO NO YES Steve Jobs would have NO YES never invented the iPhone Put it on silent. YES were it not for times like this. For the love! Use it! Are you using (or showing someone) Elf Yourself? Better not use it. Or, if possible, fake a bathroom emergency and use your phone for as long as unsuspiciously able! NO YES by shane snow GIZMODO Scordit.com www.