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Originally posted by The Highroller lol @ SMS police. But yea', don't even get me started on cellphone etiquette. - People getting mad at you because you didn't answer your cell phone. (ie. people thinking that just because you have a cell phone, they have a god-given right to be able to reach you)

This is a big one for me too.

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Originally posted by The Highroller lol @ SMS police. - People getting mad at you because you didn't answer your cell phone. (ie. people thinking that just because you have a cell phone, they have a god-given right to be able to reach you)

There is a certain (large) group of people that thrives on constant interruptions - mainly because the alternative is having to actually pay attention and get something done. All of these phone etiquette violations are manifestations of the same personality trait.

Distractions are crack for the fundamentally lazy. Not only do those people get to do something else, but they have a convenient excuse for why they aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing. Of course it eventually becomes a compulsion, and they start to do it even when they're not necessarily trying to avoid the activity they're engaged in.

Any communication or entertainment technology - cell, SMS, Internet - creates one more potential distraction. For each one, this same group of people will obsess over it nonstop. This wasn't so bad when the technology was too big for people to carry around, but cell phones changed all that, and now we see the results: people who are perpetually distracted, no matter where they are or what they're doing.

SMS is a worse habit though, because you don't know what somebody's calling about when your phone rings. It could be important, however unlikely that is. However, there's no implied urgency to an SMS, and rarely an explicit emergency in the text itself, so people who insist on replying anyway have no excuse for not waiting.

Cell phones are an annoying invention, but I think SMS wins the grand prize. I'm not sure if I've ever seen someone using SMS for anything truly useful and necessary.

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I totally agree with this cell phone debate.

I love people that are in shock that I don't have a cell phone. "How do you not have a cellphone.. I could never do that!"... "I'm not cool enough to own one"

It helps that I hate the traditional phone as well. I'd rather talk to someone in person or on msn/facebook rather than having a phone stuck to my ear.

The slave analogy is dead on. People walking around sending texts.. it's like their following the cell around like a baby.

As long as everyone else as a cell phone, I don't think it's a necessity for me. I can get a hold of other people when I want to this way as well. As for them getting a hold of me when they need me.. oh well.. not my problem

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What did you think of that ep??

Did you know that it was based on him and his wife divorcing in real life in July?

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Originally posted by kotsy What did you think of that ep?? Did you know that it was based on him and his wife divorcing in real life in July?

Oh? I didn't research the background of this youtube video. Someone on irc linked me to it and I watched it and thought, "Hmm. Reminds me of the argument on TA!" So I posted it.

It just goes to show how annoying cellphone useage can be.

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Originally posted by me@t k@tie Oh? I didn't research the background of this youtube video. Someone on irc linked me to it and I watched it and thought, "Hmm. Reminds me of the argument on TA!" So I posted it. It just goes to show how annoying cellphone useage can be.

Fair enough

and irc? you nerd

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Originally posted by kotsy I totally agree with this cell phone debate. I love people that are in shock that I don't have a cell phone. "How do you not have a cellphone.. I could never do that!"... "I'm not cool enough to own one" It helps that I hate the traditional phone as well. I'd rather talk to someone in person or on msn/facebook rather than having a phone stuck to my ear. The slave analogy is dead on. People walking around sending texts.. it's like their following the cell around like a baby. As long as everyone else as a cell phone, I don't think it's a necessity for me. I can get a hold of other people when I want to this way as well. As for them getting a hold of me when they need me.. oh well.. not my problem

im not sure i understand your theory.

you are not fond of owning a cell phone because your not "cool enough". its not about being cool, its simply a matter of convenience. good luck using msn/facebook when your car breaks down in -40 degree weather, or when someone near you needs to call 911 for whatever emergency (it happens).

if all your friends shared your idea, you'd be quite the isolated bunch.
as i always tell people the phone wasnt made for people to get a hold of you, its made for you to get a hold of people.