Tech Talk
Life With a Dumbphone Pt. II
The unsocial part of the social networker
My flip phone is not ideal. I don’t exactly want to keep it. It’s small, has a lousy camera, and it makes loud clicking noises when I text. It is by no means “cool.” When I see my smartphone toting peers, I have a slight tinge of envy. My phone will never be admired again, its glory days short-lived. In fact, I fight the sheepish feeling that arises when I whip my phone out in public. But the real tragedy is the fight against our new culture. The smartphone wave, like the addition of regular cellphones, has brought new social attitudes with it. Now, I’m just speculating here, but I’m pretty sure this is what life was like before cellphones were popular: Having a cell phone or a smartphone doesn’t make it OK to slide on the consistency of a…
Dan Telvock
11:53 am on Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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