tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567551886916883231.post3133332691954377307..comments2024-03-02T06:33:28.289-05:00Comments on Anthropology in Practice: Looking for a Dial Tone? The Unglamorous Life of a Public Pay PhoneKrystal D'Costahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14745684576219479646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567551886916883231.post-54328537969414779802010-09-30T09:44:01.061-04:002010-09-30T09:44:01.061-04:00I think this is an interesting idea: the clutter m...I think this is an interesting idea: the clutter manufactures busy-ness. But is this type of clutter effective? The constant barrage in Times Square can be overwhelming. And I don't know that stuck folks pay more attention. Personally, if I'm stuck somewhere I'm apt to pull out my cell and fiddle with it. But the psychological effects of those displays might be worth considering - really, I wonder if they do cause people to slow down. Really interesting idea.Krystal D'Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745684576219479646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567551886916883231.post-80025839554990093142010-09-26T17:51:18.515-04:002010-09-26T17:51:18.515-04:00I'm really interested in the last idea: Advert...I'm really interested in the last idea: Advertisers want their stuff on high traffic and visibility areas, using pay phones, but those areas generally have the least use of the phones, whereas somewhere that could possibly use the phone more wouldn't be targeted and the phones removed because they don't generate enough income. If you use that sort of thinking, it leads to the idea that advertisers create a lot of unnecessary clutter specifically in the highest traffic zones-- whether it be billboards, pay phone ads, or some other sorts of marketing schemes. Extra clutter, especially in Time Square, NYC, slows down the existing traffic and creates bigger human traffic jams. Stuck, people pay more attention, warranting more advertisers to fill up the areas-- I mean, if Time square was not the mecca of billboards, all the other cross intersections that Broadway runs through would be just as pretty. So can something be said for cycle that clutter makes more clutter, busier streets make themselves busier, and low traffic areas slowly weaken because of this?R.Kudryashovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733336267730706209noreply@blogger.com