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It's less about having/not having 'foo' and more about letting or not letting 'foo' dominate your life. In the case of cell phones 'foo' is the cellphone as we

It's less about having/not having 'foo' and more about letting or not letting 'foo' dominate your life. In the case of cell phones 'foo' is the cellphone as well as all the people trying to contact you through it. I never answer a call I don't recognize, I check the vmail afterwards. If they don't leave one, oh well guess they didn't need to talk to me that bad. I often don't anser the phone when someone I know does call, I check the vmaili afterwards. If they don't leave one, oh well guess they didn't need to talk to me that bad. OTHOH if they call again right away I assume it's important and answer. There's a parable "Boy who cried Wolf" applicable to those who abuse this. (smart)phone is external memory, camera, notebook, calendar, email, gps, some other stuff and a mostly outbound telephone. It's massively useful, it has an off switch.

chadgeidel 16y ago
Absolutely. I will never understand the need to answer every single call. And interrupting SEX? That's just bizarre.
mmt 16y ago
It's less about having/not having 'foo' and more about letting or not letting 'foo' dominate your life. In the case of cell phones 'foo' is the cellphone as well as all the people trying to contact you through it. I couldn't agree more. This problem appears to date back to landline phones, as well. Telemarketers can't interrupt one at dinner if on simply doesn't answer the phone. Insisting on not having 'foo' at all times states that, at no time, will 'foo' be desireable, and that stretches credibility. With effectively ubiquitous text messaging, which is asynchronous like email, the whole "operate on your time" argument falls apart.