I love my cell phone. I remember having to scrounge up quarters so I could call for a ride home from the mall or the theatre. I remember being pissed when they raised the price on these calls from 25 cents to 35 cents. Now a quarter was not enough. How inconvenient. My how a cell phone would have been nice. I don’t have the same necessity to call for rides, but I never have to look for a phone. The cell phone is convenient. It is a privilege. Some abuse the privilege. I wish all people had to take a cell phone etiquette class, but I love the convenience of my cell phone.
I am not a person who enjoys talking on the phone. I enjoy talking to people, but in person. I would always rather be doing something than talking about the things that I have done. It just seems like a waste of my time. That is why I constantly talk while I’m driving. I’m still getting one thing accomplished, getting from point A to point B, while holding my obligatory phone calls. The cell phone allows me to keep contact with my friends at a distance, while not stealing any of the immediacy of my life like a stationary phone. Perhaps I am abusing the privilege by endangering the lives of others, but it allows me to live more of my life, and ironically waste less time talking though I spend more time doing so.
I think I value simplicity. I like text messaging for this reason. When I have a chatty friend, I can simply send a text and avoid the difficulty of getting off the phone. Message sent; idea taken; idea comes back; no filler. I enjoy being able to cut the small talk out of conversation sometimes. It is a valuable form of composition in my life. It saves me a lot of time and headache. This way I can get together with my friends without asking about their day twice.
Text: Let’s meet at Starbucks at 7:30.
A: OK.
This is so much more efficient and leaves me with more to say when I actually come in contact with the person, thus enriching the experience. I feel like I spend more time in actual valuable human contact, due to my impersonal cell phone. It’s all in how you use the tool.
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yeah, I love having a cell phone as well even though I hate talking on the phone. Its just so benificual, conveniant, and efficient. It was so stressful before cell phones and I got in trouble alot with my parents in high school because I didnt "call and communicate"
I totally agree with the texting bit! Ofcourse everything else too, but as far as those chatty friends-can't you imagine how many chatty friends we girls have! When you have a single comment to get across why not just text it-convo over:)
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