THE VIDEO SHELF · phone distraction
I Forgot My Phone
A two-minute satirical short film in which a woman leaves her phone at home and notices how everyone around her is absorbed in their screens. It became a viral comment on phone distraction and social disconnection.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited in threads about phone addiction and distraction as a classic, widely seen illustration of the problem.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- charstarleneTV
- Topic
- phone distraction
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
I own a cell phone but never use it for the same reasons as you. Never missed it, never will. This month a video went viral about the subject: [VIDEO] (I Forgot My Phone). So true.
ohwp on Hacker News · 2013-08
In Life without a cell phoneHave you seen the short film called "I Forgot my Phone" ( [VIDEO] )? It deals with exactly this subject and has a great surreal creepy vibe. Made me think about how many times I've been that blinking person who didn't hear their food order, …
freshhawk on Hacker News · 2013-09
In We're creating a culture of distraction
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.