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These responses seem completely alien to me. Do those of you who turn your phones off or leave them places not have spouses/children to be responsible for, agi
by dpeck 9y ago
These responses seem completely alien to me.
Do those of you who turn your phones off or leave them places not have spouses/children to be responsible for, aging parents/grandparents to help out with, or in generally want to be available for friends when they need anything or just want to grab a beer and catch up?
- Kali909 9y agoWe somehow survived w/o back in the day, and that feeling of constantly being contactable, or feeling you need to be, is debilitating imo.
- dpeck 9y agoah survivorship bias, thats an old standby. I very much want my child and anyone who may be charged with keeping them safe to be able to contact me 24/7. Too much can go wrong too fast to not be able to be there for those that I care about.
- raarts 9y ago'Constantly being contactable' is something of an old person's gripe, because they grew up with being unreachable by default. I walked 30 mins to school when I was 8, and took day-long biking trips with my younger brother at 14 yo without having a phone. Almost unheard of these days (depending on where you live). Personally I never switch off my iphone or even set it silent, but after years of living an event-driven life I learned to ignore those interruptions.
- bbcbasic 9y agoThat's why I like having a landline. Switch the mobile off at night but for life or death emergency important people have my home number. Good point about children: I dare not be incommunicado during the day.