Out of sight. Out of mind.

The oldest trick in the book.

This is a draft that I had in my Substack from 2021. I’ve just now come across to writing the article on Sovereignty, located here. This article describers the flight experience with more flair to it. So please, enjoy!

Not too long ago, I was on a American Airlines flight. I can’t remember to or where I was going, however I do remember that the plane didn’t have a TV screen in the seat in front of you (and the airlines played it off as “hey, you can use YOUR phone - but our free WiFi - to watch moves on the go!”). I’d rather use my phone for much more productive uses than watch TV and movies, so I just forgot about it and read my book. However, I couldn’t help my gaze from consistently going to the gentlemen phone who was sitting in front of me, to the right.

First off, he must have had an iPhone13 or so because his screen was wide - like super wide. He held up his phone to eye level and proceeded to watch his Netflix movie. Now here I am, trying to read my book, but every time I loo…