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Sociology > Depression |
| User: |
"%" |
| Date: |
15 May 2007 10:27:43 AM |
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A LITTLE CELL PHONE FUN |
Hail Cell Phones... I realize I’m supposed to be over it, but I still
think my cell phone is cool. I know: gadget-wise it’s a little passé. It
’s not a palm pilot or a Playstation 2 or some kind of new and expensive
portable MP3 Player. But, boy, it sure is cool that you can actually
talk to people on that little thing!
I try to be businesslike. I don’t makes calls for no reason. I mean, if
you call someone from in front of their house instead of ringing the
doorbell, that’s not calling for no reason. You’re avoiding the trouble
of getting out of the car. That’s not geekiness, it’s laziness. Right?
Okay, fine, yes, I admit it. I do sometimes call my machine for no
reason. I don’t care if I have messages. I certainly don’t return any of
my messages. I just like to push the little buttons. But I don’t have a
problem. I can quit whenever I want.
I admit to a secret thrill every time my cell phone rings. It’s the same
excitement I used to feel every time I got an email, back before the
Internet turned to crap. When I got my cell phone I didn’t give out the
number, because I didn’t want it going off all the time. Now I wish it’d
go off more often, just so I could hear that magical ring (ascending
ringing option, volume three, ringing tone "polite", vibration on).
And, even though it never rings, how am I supposed to resist fiddling
with it? My cell phone has so many parameters and options and variables.
It’s got a microprocessor and a battery and a little screen and menus
and submenus… it needs to be optimized! What am I supposed to do? Ignore
all that technology? That seems irresponsible. Possibly dangerous!
There’s a game on my cell phone but it’s almost redundant. Sure, I’ve
played Snake, but it’s more fun to fiddle with the rings (maybe I should
try beep once ringing option, volume 4, ringing tone "persuasion",
vibration off), or make sure the keyguard is on or, yes, call home and
check my messages. Or I could go buy one of those earpiece microphones,
so people wouldn’t know whether I was talking to them or on the phone.
Fun!
Sociologists have worried that technology will turn us into a society of
recluses, glued to our TV sets and our home computers. But I don’t think
they have to worry. No matter how seductive big-screen TVs and home
entertainment systems become in the future, people are always going to
leave home from time to time. How else will they play with their cell
phones?
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| User: "the_dawggie" |
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| Title: Re: A LITTLE CELL PHONE FUN |
15 May 2007 08:55:39 PM |
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On May 16, 1:27 am, "%" <pers...@gmail.com> wrote:
I try to be businesslike. I don't makes calls for no reason. I mean, if
you call someone from in front of their house instead of ringing the
doorbell, that's not calling for no reason. You're avoiding the trouble
of getting out of the car. That's not geekiness, it's laziness. Right?
Yup. There are folk who use cell phone constantly - I don't
answer unless I think it's someone I want to talk to.
Okay, fine, yes, I admit it. I do sometimes call my machine for no
reason. I don't care if I have messages. I certainly don't return any of
my messages. I just like to push the little buttons. But I don't have a
problem. I can quit whenever I want.
Hmmm, that could be a problem.
I admit to a secret thrill every time my cell phone rings. It's the same
excitement I used to feel every time I got an email, back before the
Internet turned to crap. When I got my cell phone I didn't give out the
number, because I didn't want it going off all the time. Now I wish it'd
go off more often, just so I could hear that magical ring (ascending
ringing option, volume three, ringing tone "polite", vibration on).
Oh, I still get 'phone spam, even though it is an unpublished number.
Salesdroid in India usually.
And, even though it never rings, how am I supposed to resist fiddling
with it? My cell phone has so many parameters and options and variables.
It's got a microprocessor and a battery and a little screen and menus
and submenus... it needs to be optimized! What am I supposed to do? Ignore
all that technology? That seems irresponsible. Possibly dangerous!
Do you need it? I expect most folk don't even read the manual, or
know anything about it, and just use it to make and recieve calls.
There's a game on my cell phone but it's almost redundant. Sure, I've
played Snake, but it's more fun to fiddle with the rings (maybe I should
try beep once ringing option, volume 4, ringing tone "persuasion",
vibration off), or make sure the keyguard is on or, yes, call home and
check my messages. Or I could go buy one of those earpiece microphones,
so people wouldn't know whether I was talking to them or on the phone.
Mine is really ancient and doesn't have games. I only use it if I go
to
remote locations where there is no internet or 'phone.
Sociologists have worried that technology will turn us into a society of
recluses, glued to our TV sets and our home computers. But I don't think
Mmmm, seems like a good plan.
they have to worry. No matter how seductive big-screen TVs and home
entertainment systems become in the future, people are always going to
leave home from time to time. How else will they play with their cell
phones?
I don't like cell phones, as such. Very disruptive little things. I
hate
it when I'm talking with someone and some stupid tune starts playing
on the other person's cell phone, and it's all like I'm ignored for
the
next five minutes while listening to their part of the conversation.
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