Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPeople who keep their phone face-down on the table often aren't being polite, many learned early that being reachable was the fastest way to keep the people around them calm, and the gesture is the only boundary they can enforce without having to explain it - Silicon Canals
Face-down phones at meals can signal etiquette, but for some people they also create a quiet boundary against being reachable and feeling responsible.