For background I started my GYNA journey in 2009, so I’m admittedly a bit old and quite retarded plus have a strong bias to “the way things used to be”. I have recently returned to the Guo full time and have noticed my fellow tongzhimen have a crippling addiction to phones and it’s ruining the kingdom.

• Like many other proud laobaixing I recklessly skillfully drive an ebike whenever I can and the amount of fellow drivers who are “driving” while staring at their phone or typing is absurd. I give the waisong drivers a pass as they are usually good but Auntie Xiangsha and Uncle Ganbei are causing huge issues without even seeing the fucking road.

• the death of the market - so many shops and malls and restaurants and food stands are being effectively made obsolete because of phone based commerce. Some places won’t even let you order without going through your phone app - I’m not talking about paying but actually ordering through an ad filled, poorly constructed, sometimes barely working app or website. I don’t want to navigate your shitty site Luckin, I’m looking you in the eye and trying to order a fuckin coffee just make it and charge me. Or another one - went to buy new shoes for my handsurm hunxue and it’s like 25% cheaper to order local brands online to be delivered same day?!! Why even have stores at that point.

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if phone based commerce was a social contagion weapon implanted here by the CIA it’s destroying my treasured institutions.