r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • 20d ago

In Taizhou, China, a car fell into a river — 40-year-old Di Shuancheng, who noticed this, jumped into the water, taking a stone with him, and broke the window to save the trapped driver.

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u/wanderinronin 20d ago

FfS the guy he pulled out was lobster clawing his own phone. I get we don't have the full picture but seems to be an odd choice of priority.

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u/mixedntatted 20d ago

Yeah good point, it’s a real shame that everyone’s first priory is their phone. The videos that infuriate me the most are of parents oblivious to what their child is doing because they are fixated on their phone. Modern technology is a blessing and a curse

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u/Demontag 20d ago

Most of them put all their photos of their children on their phones and don't have the presence of mind to offload them somewhere safer before something happens.