She works on a park bench

Behaviours 40 years apart.

She works on a park bench

A scene in 2019

A woman sits on a park bench, writing in her notebook. Another types on her phone.

Our perception is that the former is noble, and the latter a drone.

Is this because we romanticize the old?

Is there something unsettling about the multitude of activities possible on an obscure device? Afterall, one may either be writing a novel or hashtagging a vapid photo.

Will this change when a new technology displaces the phone?

A scene in 2059

A woman sits on a park bench, typing on her phone. Another gestures for her connected glasses.

Our perception is that the former is noble, and the latter a drone.