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 wel

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.