[VIRAL] Gary Turk Challenges "Dumb People" To Look Up From Their Smartphones
How many times in a day do you find yourself typing away at your smartphone? Writer Gary Turk has a message for you - "smart phone, dumb people".
By Melody Oei — 06 May 2014, 06:13 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
London-based Gary Turk urges everyone to put down their gadgets, "This media we call social is anything but, when we open our computers and it's our doors we shut"
Gary Turk's video which encourages people to take a break from their lives online and to experience real connections has quickly gone viral
Perhaps best described as “a little sentimental”, the video shows writer and director Gary Turk reading a poem which orders people to “look up from your phone, shut down the display, take in your surroundings and make the most of today”.
The video doesn't demonize social media entirely, but rather encourages people to take a break from their online lives to experience real connections. As Turk says in the video, "Just one real connection is all it can take to show you the difference that being there can make."
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Gary Turk's 'Look Up' video has been viewed over 19 million times (6 May 2014) since it was uploaded on 25 April 2014.
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