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"It’s a chain you carry 24/7 connected to the rest of the world, and anyone can pull from the other side." People seem to forget the era of landlines when our
by standardUser 3y ago
"It’s a chain you carry 24/7 connected to the rest of the world, and anyone can pull from the other side."
People seem to forget the era of landlines when our peace and quiet at home could be shattered at any moment by anybody. Cell phones are gentle nudge waiting for us on the table or in our pockets, instead of a literal screaming alarm permeating our entire living space.
- sheepscreek 3y agoBy that logic, are pagers the happy medium?
- standardUser 3y agoSmartphones give us every option, from screaming alarm to literally turned off. There's no scenario it already can't handle.