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I feel like I used to see a lot of women with super long nails struggling to use their touchscreen phones. I'm sure at least some of them have chosen slightly shorter nails to make it easier.

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[–] Underbroen@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Eh technology will change again, before we see any major changes. I remember reading some fifteen years ago that due to texting on an oldschool mobile phone, our thumbs might evolve in a new way because we all of a sudden used thumbs in a new way. Some scientists predicted we'd started using thumbs for tasks we'd otherwise use our index fingers for.

[–] bunnykei@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could, however, make a social trend for shorter fingernails (primarily on women, I imagine). Just meaning people are more likely to trim their nails shorter.

[–] Underbroen@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

I know, but it might be a short trend (pardon the pun). It's also not a trend currently supported by my personal anecdotal evidence.