Could you live without a mobile phone?
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I think it's all well and good as long as you don't use them too much when in the company of other people. That's just a bit rude
I was about 18 before I gave in to the then new fad of everyone getting a phone, around 1999 I'd say. And again I resisted getting a smartphone for the first few years. First got a mobile because I missed a couple of buses and by the time I got into town the group I was meeting left the meeting spot (ah life before phones). Then to get a smart phone I upgraded to the cheapest around
It was enough of a taste, now I have a 1+ and likely to upgrade to a 1+5 soon. I am on it constant.
But when I travel and have no data or battery management may be trouble I am happy to be without it for hours days etc. I honestly think I could live with out it any amount of time, but and it's a big but, I wouldn't want to, it is the most useful tool I have.
So could I live without it? yes, would I no, not a chance.
I didn't have mobile data on mine until recently as I was generally on wifi. When I didn't have that I coped. There are other things to do
My first phone was the Motorola Razr! lol the flip phone era
Never had a flip phone, I think if I did I would of broke it in a week pretending to be on star trek
lol
I think that the phone has change our life in a positive and in a negative way. We are connected and we have all the information in our hands, but we miss a lot of things being all the time checking WhatsApp, fb , etc and it s really difficult to leave it in a bag or a pocket it s like an addiction and a perfect way to control us, dangerous.
yup u are right . Mobiles are usefull as well as it has bad impact on our life, on our behaviour. Now-a-days we don't talk with friends and family nor we spend more time with them and just remains in the clouds of social media. So that's not fair .
You are right we should spend more time with friends and family. The behavior of the society has change in a bad way.
Facebook can wait, but what about Steemit??😄 I've built my whole page from my phone, I type this on one now. For your old mobiles I have a nice solution, balance them on hanging wires, create a mobile mobile.
As for the kids of today, I wouldn't worry to much about it, the generation before was 'kids today with their video games, before that, TVs, Before that rock and roll, gramophones, electricity... The nature of progress is such that each generation enters into a world that simply exists, I remember seeing the Internet for the first time in grade 6, some magic modem thing our school had gotten. Now kids have iPads from school. The future rushes on, we just have to remember to find a balance.
The pace of change seems faster now. How long before everyone is off in a VR world?
I went 3 months without my cell phone its called basic training
I was resisting it also at first! And now that I don't have a computer anymore, I am really glad I have my mobile phone! I do everything with it.
I'm still using an old clamshell from 2008! It's good only for sending texts and making calls. The camera is so basic it doesn't take good pictures, and of course you can't go online with it. Yet it fits my needs as I prefer to go online when at home using my laptop and a proper keyboard.
I'd go back to buying mp3 players, buying books, having an extra camera and yes, internet from home only... but why? It's good like that
It can be about convenience. I get a lot of pictures with my phone I might not get otherwise. I still read paper books and buy CDs
The small screen generation.
It's quite sad how these have taken over our lives... Do I love my iPhone? Of course, but there should be boundaries - social boundaries...
I have a collection of old phones too - from way before color screens and cameras were even on phones!! Love my old phones though ;)
If it wasn't for WhatsApp, I'd easily use an old phone ;)
It would be fun to revive my old Motorola. Would get some odd looks with that
Hehe - I have my old Motorola still too - I actually used to work for them back in the day. Probably one of the best jobs I had 😁😁
I sure could not!
Thanks for the support!