Device Appreciation Day
December 17 · Level 4 · #1383 of 2238
Device Appreciation Day invites you to thank the phones, tablets, headphones and other gadgets that make everyday life easier. It is also a good moment to count how much they quietly do for us.
How it is celebrated: people wipe down screens, untangle cables, install updates and finally track down the missing charger. Then comes the best part: putting everything aside for an hour to talk to real people.
The word "gadget" has been in English since the 19th century, and it is often linked to sailors, who used it for any small contraption whose proper name they couldn't remember.