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Is that really necessary? Our parents didn't have that luxury, and we turned out fine...

• spac 9y ago
  Except for all the cases in which things didn't turn out fine, but would have if a cellphone had existed, and that you never really heard about. (minor grammar edit)
  • dblohm7 9y ago
    Nonetheless, humanity was not wiped out by the absence of phones.
• dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Our parents didn't have that luxury Yes, they did; before ubiquitous cellphones killed demand for them, basically every public place of any size (and many small ones, and even just public streets) had banks of payphones, and for many kinds of outings people would leave the phone number of the restaurant or other establishment that they were going to for emergency contact in the other direction. The last generation that didn't have that “luxury” was whichever one was before landlines were ubiquitous.
  • Angostura 9y ago
    People really didn't go to a phonebox to phone the babysitter, though.
    • PhasmaFelis 9y ago
      They did.
    • dragonwriter 9y ago
      Yes, they really did. Both when I was the baby-sat and, years later, when I was the baby sitter. Though more likely about an unexpected delay or need that was omitted in prior communication than just a check-in, IME.
    • stryk 9y ago
      Umm, yea, yea they did. All the time. It was extremely common during those days for an adult at a public gathering or social function to excuse themselves while saying "I've got to go call and check on the kids" -- it was expected and understood.
  • DrScump 9y ago
    But again, with Yondr, you simply go out to any unlocking base. It's even easier/fast/ercheaper than the payphone example.