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Why is it so difficult to find a one year cell phone plan on the internet? You'd think they could at least provide the option. And why do plans have to be so complicated? The salesman should have just given me straight answers; much more effective than offering a phone that can take movies and play mp3's. I know you'd initially think differently, but I'm not actually in a sorority and don't care about 65,000 colors on my 2in screen.
Back at the ranch, my time here so far has been rather untechnical.. no internet at home, no cell phone. I was one of the last people to get a cell phone. Back then, in 2002, it was still easy to get around sans one of those little metal encased connections to the rest of the world's world. Granted, I lived within 40 yards of most of my friends, but we still went out to parties and let our souls become separated by great lengths, like 2 or 2.5 miles, a proverbial eternity by college standards. And it wasn't that big of a struggle.
No longer the case. I am glad to say I control my cell phone's life, not the other way around, but man, it is damn hard to do anything when everyone else depends on the functionality or existence of that cursed thing. This one product has my social life by the nuts, not because I can't get around without it, but because the rest of the world can't get me around without me having it. Think through that thought.
I'm not complaining about the control phones exert over many people's lives, I'll leave that for another time. I just think it's interesting how much we rely on it for our daily grassroots organizing, like going to the bars or meeting later for shisha. They definitely allow us to organize on a dime, and I think that's cool, but we've defintely largely lost the skill of planning ahead.
Good thing tomorrow is the big day.
God Willing.
Back at the ranch, my time here so far has been rather untechnical.. no internet at home, no cell phone. I was one of the last people to get a cell phone. Back then, in 2002, it was still easy to get around sans one of those little metal encased connections to the rest of the world's world. Granted, I lived within 40 yards of most of my friends, but we still went out to parties and let our souls become separated by great lengths, like 2 or 2.5 miles, a proverbial eternity by college standards. And it wasn't that big of a struggle.
No longer the case. I am glad to say I control my cell phone's life, not the other way around, but man, it is damn hard to do anything when everyone else depends on the functionality or existence of that cursed thing. This one product has my social life by the nuts, not because I can't get around without it, but because the rest of the world can't get me around without me having it. Think through that thought.
I'm not complaining about the control phones exert over many people's lives, I'll leave that for another time. I just think it's interesting how much we rely on it for our daily grassroots organizing, like going to the bars or meeting later for shisha. They definitely allow us to organize on a dime, and I think that's cool, but we've defintely largely lost the skill of planning ahead.
Good thing tomorrow is the big day.
God Willing.
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After thinking about this argument, I've decided it's crap. I think you're just trying to convince yourself that you're not one of *those* people. Really, if you're missing out on things because no one can get in touch with you, YOU rely on a cell phone. How would you tell people you weren't with about a-bars? If not your cell, someone else's. If you didn't rely on a cell phone, you would rely on a land phone. If not a phone, we would have thought up a standard and very inefficient way for people to know what was going on...but because I have a cell phone, I don't need to think about what that might be.
Ditto.
Get over it and get a phone.
I'm trying.
Something like an A-bar can be easily planned beforehand. We just don't know how to plan that far in advance anymore. That does however, highlight a side topic, which is how quickly mobile phones allow a group of people to converge on one point, like your shisha, and I think that's a good thing.
As for "those" people, I'm definitely not. I can end a ringing phone's life without a second thought, and even occasionally enjoy it. Too many people feel obligated to answer a phone, even during a face-to-face engagement. That, I say, needs to be gotten over. Cell phones I think also drastically alter people's sense of place, as the option is always there to virtually take yourself "halfway" to someone else. The idea could be expounded on, but I gots class... a whole 2.75 hours of it. Help me.
i want shisha... thats the biggest thing that i've missed in the past 8 months. i need some shisha
Hey, and way to join the Facebook too. Bolton would be proud.
If you are willing to be a loner and recluse then there is no need for a cell phone at all, in fact you will find it very liberating.
If you want to be the heart and soul of the party, you will have to succumb as people need a way to get in touch with you.
Last night I taught AIESEC in China how to party.
Facebook was only because I must first join them before I can bring them down from within.
I remember a weekend I taught Digs how to party.
I'd say they should throw a big "Mix Light" on top of the capitol, but this semester so far hasn't exactly been all about Mix bringing the party. He will fix that.
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