Modern Life (minus) Cell Phone (equals)

I have been asking this to myself and other people and the first expression i get is a deeply questioned but also terrified face.

Does this mean we are afraid of separating our small evil black devices? maybe

Does this also mean that these small evil black devices might control a small or large portion of our everyday life? perhaps


If you asked people from past decades how would they feel if somebody knew what were they up to, where they were 24/7 and that they might be required to report in or do extra work outside of their usual 9-5, believe me, they wouldn't like it AT ALL. And they would have every right to do so as we today have the right to protest against a hypothetical ID-chip locator etc.

It's not the same thing but if you break down the concept, it shares a wealthy number of similarities.

I've heard stories of how the youth of the past used to communicate and arrange things and to me it all seems like a dream that could only be accomplished by building a time machine...or maybe eliminating the use of cell phones to 0!

Picture this: Somewhere in the late 60s or 70s or even the 80s, a large group of friends (yes, that's when a group of friends could count up to 20-30) get off high school for the weekend and they all agree to meet up at this place for drinks later that night, just like a natural process, no im's no bbm's no txts no cells.

Everything used to work differently without cell phones, people would be, act and interact naturally. There was more freedom and that was what made them free-spirited. They still had standard home phones, but they would rarely be operating unless there was an emergency.

If someone really wanted to reach you for some reason he would just call the place, then: "Johnny, there's somebody on the phone for you!" or "You got a phone call!"

wow, that's pretty classic and vintage but right as well

maybe we should start giving value to other things and enjoying life like they did



I hope cell phones will be hated at some point like cigarettes are, and people would just QUIT or never even START using them.
Both cause cancer





Ten Years After on A Space In Time, Chrysalis Records, 1971


Until next time,
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