several ways to draw people’s attention away from their smartphones

All roads lead to Rome. There is always more than one way to stop people from surfing Wechat moments. Firstly, I can pretend to peep at their screen (because I am very short-sighted). If they don't react, secondly, I'll upgrade my behavior and start to stare at their screen to draw their attention. If they are still numb, thirdly, I will hit a book with a weird title to steal the spotlight. If they still feel quite unemotional about it, finally I have a trump card -- having that person yank out his earbuds! If they still ignore me, I have no choice but to surf my personal micro blog and go find some incredible high-end AI machines to chat with. Since Sophia granted a citizenship of Saudi Arabia can speak in public so well, why not chat with her? Why do I bother to find a robot-like human being to communicate in boring cliche? …… Furthermore, what's in their minds: OMG, I don't want others to see me do anything stupid. So I learned to be quiet and neat and careful to follow the rules and stay in line. ——Miley, the Brain on Fire 2017.11.22