The new travel trend is taking over the internet and possibly cinemas, too.
rent ’s start with what ’s what . In case you miss it , " rawdogging a flight " way going through an entireflightwithout amusement of any kind . This means no movies , no music , no cover time , no reading , no nothing — just staring blankly toward the back of the seat in front of you for hours .
It ’s a wild practice , which we might see play out to some arcdegree on the big screenland . AsDeadlinereported , A24 is set to produceTheEntertainment System Is Down , the newest movie by Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund , who antecedently directed the honour - winning filmTriangle of Sadness .
Described as a social satire , the movie takes place on a super farsighted - haul flying ( think more than 20 hours ) . While passengers would usually have access to digital amusement , the friend of the motion picture find out themselves in a spot in which the entertainment system is , in fact , down , and they are , as Östlund put it in anearly audience , " doomed to deal with their ennui . " So , while we ’re sure there ’ll be a lot of action at law due to this force digital detox , it is possible we ’ll come across some characters who just sit in it .
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It does n’t take too much scrolling on the internet to realize that this behaviour is a hot topic of conversation aright now . On TikTok , it ’s almost a contest . On the platform , exploiter are endeavor to shell their own personal records to see how long they can in reality go on a flight without watching moving-picture show or listening to music . Whether the attempts are earnest or not , we ca n’t say .
" Just rawdogged it , " reads the overtext in one viral picture , which reach more than one million views . " 15 - minute flying to LA , no moving picture , no medicine , just flight single-valued function ( new pr ) . "
If you think you could easy do this , wait until you hear the usually accepted requirements for the praxis . As TikTok reveals in many telecasting , it ’s not just about avoiding amusement . Real " Cuban sandwich " of the trend avoid everything .
" Just rawdogged a 7 - time of day trajectory , " reads the overtext in another viral TikTok , which racked up more than 13 million views . " No headphones , no moving-picture show , no water , nothing . Incredible . The power of my judgement bonk no bounds . "
What about privy breaks or snacks , you ask ? Those are a no - no as well .
If you expect me , I could never be that long on a flight by doing perfectly nothing , but I will fain look on someone else do it for amusement .
