[lit-ideas] Re: more cell phone spottings
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:03:49 +0000
Saturday, November 19, 2005, 7:13:57 PM, Eric Yost wrote:
EY> Not trying to bait you here, just trying to draw out a potential
EY> discussion of fear, alienation, and technology. For example,
EY> there was a study some years back that showed that the degree to
EY> which older Americans fear going outside is directly proportional
EY> to the amount of TV they watch.
I take it that isn't so much about "technology" as about the content
of TV programmes
EY> Then there's the issue of people
EY> who walk around town plugged into an iPod all the time, and to
EY> what extent one can say they were actually outside.
I'm most annoyed by people who chat on their mobiles (cell 'phones) in
queues in shops *and carry on chatting while they're being served*;
but they probably aren't particularly "alienated", just, slobs. As to
"being outside" when you're listening to an iPod, well, I don't do it
-- and I have a mobile that only does voice calls and texts -- but I'm
not all that concerned by the people you talk about.
--
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
mailto:judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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