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mk  ·  4836 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What was daily life like before almost everyone had cell phones?
I just spent three nights in Upper Michigan. We have a phone, but get almost no cellular reception. I can get and send text messages, and can sometimes make a phone call on the beach. No internet, but if I let my phone sit on for several hours, sometimes an email will come in.

Anyway. It's pretty liberating. This is my family's cottage, and I am considering just making a 'no contact' rule next time I go. We are social animals, but even social animals need alone time.





Wed7pm  ·  4834 days ago  ·  link  ·  
That need for "no contact" time, and MaxUdargo's comment about remembering "how nice it was before you were expected to be so accessible" - it's clear the phones have changed the way we live, which is just a bit scary, really.