Why It's Okay to Not Wanna Be Bored

Now, I haven't been on an airplane since before 9/11, but I vividly remember what it's like to be insanely bored during a flight before the days of mobile devices. Laptops and Palm Pilots still existed, but I was poor and a teenager, so I didn't have either, and I definitely would have done anything for a portable computer in that situation. But now, we have tiny computers in our pockets, and we as a society have seemingly taken that privilege for granted, to the point where people actively brag about how they "raw dog" flights. First off, what the fuck is with the phrasing? When I first heard about this, I thought they were talking about something completely different. It just means... not doing anything during a flight (which sometimes includes eating and drinking). That's like saying, "Man, I'm gonna bareback the shit out of this breaded steak sandwich." As for the actual concept itself, I don't get it. What's the appeal? "This was just a meme two years ago, this is old news."…