Have we become too attached to our phones?

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="Nick3306"]I'm not talking about just using it a lot. I use my phone quite a bit. I am talking about people seeing it as a need instead of a convenience. the people who cant seem to function without it. Of course certain jobs require you to have your phone on you at all times but that doesn't mean you are too attached to it.WhiteKnight77

A land line usually still works as long as it is not a phone that needs electricity for it to work (like a battery operated phone with a baseplate/charger). They still work to this day as well as pay phones, which many New Yorkers found out this week as they fed change into the few that are still in the city.

People got by with not having cell phones for a hundred years or so. They were able to reach their children in school without a problem. They were able to function and have a social life without having a piece of plastic and electronic parts growing out of their hands. A social life means interacting with others in person and face to face. If you are typing messages to someone via Facebook, you are not having a social life and if you do happen to be out with friends and are still more interested in what happens via your cell phone, you are not involved in a social event.

I was browsing yahoo and they had an artical on sandy and the headline read. "Millions of storm victims struggle to cope without heat, refrigeration, TV, or cell phones" Really? Cell phones? Has our generation become way too attached to these devices that not being able to use them is a hardship?

Nick3306

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]phones are important. its the easiest way to communicate with people and usually the only way during an emergency. people not being able to communicate with friends and family during a major natural disaster is a big deal.mems_1224

A land line usually still works as long as it is not a phone that needs electricity for it to work (like a battery operated phone with a baseplate/charger). They still work to this day as well as pay phones, which many New Yorkers found out this week as they fed change into the few that are still in the city.

People got by with not having cell phones for a hundred years or so. They were able to reach their children in school without a problem. They were able to function and have a social life without having a piece of plastic and electronic parts growing out of their hands. A social life means interacting with others in person and face to face. If you are typing messages to someone via Facebook, you are not having a social life and if you do happen to be out with friends and are still more interested in what happens via your cell phone, you are not involved in a social event.

I think you misunderstood what I was saying. Yes, phones are important, but not everyone needs a cell phone. As I pointed out, New Yorkers again, found out the limitations of cell phones when they could not recharge them or worse, towers knocked out. This isn't the first time that such limitations were observed, 9-11 pointed those out as well.

I am.

I'd like to try shutting it off for some time.

Unfortunately I have all my music on there, and it really is important to keep in contact with certain people (like my parents).