{"id":18039,"date":"2025-03-10T07:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T06:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/what-are-smartphones-stealing-from-us-when-mine-was-taken-away-i-found-out-alexander-hurst\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T07:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T06:37:52","slug":"what-are-smartphones-stealing-from-us-when-mine-was-taken-away-i-found-out-alexander-hurst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/what-are-smartphones-stealing-from-us-when-mine-was-taken-away-i-found-out-alexander-hurst\/","title":{"rendered":"What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screen<\/p>\n

A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer\u2019s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to the flurry of random opportunities that pop up. When an announcement flashed across a WhatsApp group that a Hollywood comedy-thriller <\/em>with an all-star cast and a wacky plot was looking for extras<\/a>, I thought why not \u2013 and sent in a few headshots. (I wish I could reveal more details, but I am, alas, bound by a non-disclosure clause that the production company declined to release me from.)<\/p>\n

I had little idea of exactly what to expect. But I certainly wasn\u2019t thinking that one of the biggest takeaways would be spending hours with other people without access to our phones.<\/p>\n

Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe<\/a> columnist<\/p>\n

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\nAs a film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screen
\nA few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer\u2019s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to the flurry of random opportunities that pop up. When an announcement flashed across a WhatsApp group that a Hollywood comedy-thriller with an all-star cast and a wacky plot was looking for extras, I thought why not \u2013 and sent in a few headshots. (I wish I could reveal more details, but I am, alas, bound by a non-disclosure clause that the production company declined to release me from.)
\nI had little idea of exactly what to expect. But I certainly wasn\u2019t thinking that one of the biggest takeaways would be spending hours with other people without access to our phones.
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As a film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screen A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer\u2019s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to …<\/p>\n

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