Cabanga nje: ngemva kokuhlwa okumnandi endaweni yokudlela, iklabhu noma i-cinema, uthola into yangaphandle esikhwameni sakho. Ngalo, umuntu ongamazi uzama ukukulandelela. Okufanele ngikwenze? Umsebenzisi wenethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu wabelana ngolwazi lwakhe.
Iciko elincane lase-Texas, u-Sheridan, libe nesikhathi esimnandi endaweni yokudlela ephathini yosuku lokuzalwa lomngane. Lapho ebuyela ekhaya, ngephutha wathola iketanga likakhiye angalazi esikhwameni sakhe.
Ama-key fobs e-Bluetooth anjalo (ama-tracker) asetshenziselwa ukulandelela indawo yokhiye abalahlekile. Ithumela isignali ku-smartphone exhunywe kuyo. Ukwenza ukubhekwa ngayo, umnikazi we-smartphone bekufanele abe seduze ukuze angalahlekelwa isignali.
U-Sheridan wabona ukuthi kukhona owayezama ukuthola ukuthi uhlala kuphi ngale ndlela. Wacisha i-Bluetooth ngokukhipha ibhethri kudivayisi. Futhi watshela abangani bakhe ngokutholakele, ebabuza ukuthi ihlaya labo yini. Kodwa bonke baphendula ngokuthi babengeke bayicabange into enjalo. Ngokusobala, i-tracker yatshalwa ngomunye umuntu. Lokhu kwamethusa uSheridan futhi kwamshukumisela ukuba aqophe ividiyo eyisixwayiso yabasebenzisi benkundla yezokuxhumana iTikTok.
Abahlaziyi babonga intombazane ngesixwayiso: “Nginamadodakazi amabili esakhula, ngiwafundisa ukuqaphela. Kuningi okumele sikucabangele kulezi zinsuku!” Enye yala madoda ibhale ukuthi lena akuyona indlela elula neshibhile yokuphishekela. Kodwa abesifazane abaningi babethuswa ukuthi kwakulula kanjani ngomuntu ongafisi ukulandelela lapho ehlala khona. U-Sheridan welulekwa ukuthi axhumane namaphoyisa futhi awanikeze "inhloli" yokuthola.
Inkinga yokuhlukunyezwa, ukuthungathwa kanye nokweshela okungafunwa ngabesilisa isaqhubeka nokuba yinkinga nhlangothi zombili zolwandle. Futhi kungokwemvelo ukuthi abesifazane bavame ukusola labo ababanakayo. Ungayenza kanjani umuntu omaziyo ngaphandle kokuthusa intombazane, kusho omunye umsebenzisi weTikTok.
USimone wayelinde umngane wakhe epaki, futhi omunye wabadlula ngendlela wakhuluma naye. Indoda ayizange izame ukusondela kakhulu, ayizange iphule indawo yakhe yomuntu siqu. Akazange akwazise ukubukeka kwakhe. Uvele wathi intombazane ibukeka igxile ekuzindleni nasekucabangeni ngemvelo.
USimone wayethanda ukuthi lo muntu angamazi akazange amcindezele, akazange amjahe, futhi wacela inombolo yakhe yocingo kuphela ngemva kokufika komngane wakhe futhi intombazane yayingeyedwa. USimone wathi lokhu kuziphatha kwamenza wazizwa elondekile.
“Ungakuthathi lokhu njengesimo sokucosha,” kuncokola uSimone. "Kodwa ngokuvamile, lesi yisibonelo esihle sobuhlakani, inhlonipho yendawo yomuntu siqu kanye nokuxhumana nabantu okuvamile esimweni sokuthandana."