Dependence on advanced technology.

So basically, nowadays even land line phones are really just cell phones, but with cords?

I understand older people don't want to learn/like new things, but I'm sure they'd enjoy what these phones can do, like instantly seeing pictures of their children and grandchildren in action while they were talking to them on the phone in another town or state.

Shoot, it took forever for me to become a believer myself.

Skype is a gateway drug. Text, audio clips, live audio chat, video clips, live video chat... Even a notepad where I can make notes on laptop and then check them on my phone. If it was not for Skype, think you would have ever really gotten into smartphones?

Like we all do at one time or another in life, I fell into the trap of judging what I didn't understand and couldn't see the potential for (and thought was too complicated to learn.)

I'm just glad my friends never gave up on trying to convert me!

It truly did change my life for the better, and has dramatically increased the quality of my long-distance friendships.

I still love old-fashioned pen and paper letters, and I never fail to get a text saying how much someone loved receiving one when they get one.

But it's even better when they can then snap a picture of them joyfully holding the letter next to them, and immediately send it to me on my phone.

Here in southwest TN: Yup.

I dunno, maybe in big cities they still maintain a coherent network of physical wires. Out here in the country they just slap a wireless box on every so many miles of wire and call it done.


Skype is a gateway drug. Text, audio clips, live audio chat, video clips, live video chat... Even a notepad where I can make notes on laptop and then check them on my phone.

If it was not for Skype, think you would have ever really gotten into smartphones?

It depends on what one wants from a phone.

If a person just wants to be able to sit in a chair and talk for a couple hours, a landline phone can fit the bill. And if you're in a dead zone where cell phones don't really work, I can understand why you'd think landlines are the way to go.

But as for my safety and the ability to travel by myself, yes, I am one of those dreaded people who takes her phone everywhere. I'll gladly take any disadvantages it might have for all the benefits it provides in exchange.

And even when I do sit in one spot and talk on the phone for a long time, one of my favorite things about smart phones is that if you're talking about a certain subject, you can both look up more information about it to share, as well as sending family pictures, etc. to explain and discuss, laugh over, etc. right as you're talking.

One of my favorite things about smart phones is being able to "take people with me." If I'm in an interesting place I want to show them, I can snap pictures of what I'm looking at and talk/text/voice message them immediately, while getting their feedback as I go along. Most times I don't have static on my phone, and even if I do, it's worth it to be able to "take them to see" a cool penguin exhibit I'm walking through at an aquarium.


All of my friends are long-distance, so a smart phone has truly been a blessing from God for me when it comes to keeping in touch.

Take a list of nations and match it with a list of inventions,discoveries ect.

I.E.

electricity/US
radio/US
airplane/us
atomic bomb/us
nascar/us
computor/us
baseball/us
rock and roll/us
light-bulb/us ect.ect.

Here are a few others:

Telephone- Alexander Graham Bell- Scotland
Television- John Logie Baird- Scotland
Telegraph-Alexander Bain-Scotland
Steam Engine-James Watt- Scotland
Logarithms-John Napier- Scotland
Saline Drip-Thomas Latta-Scotland
Penicillin-Alexander Fleming- Scotland
The hypodermic syringe-Alexander Wood-Scotland
Electrocardiograms-Alexander Muirhead-Scotland
The Flush Toilet-Alexander Cumming-Scotland
The Refrigerator-William Cullen-Scotland
The Lawnmower-Alexander Shanks-Scotland

God Bless

It was just a joke. But phones were preceeded by the telegraph.

Morris phone...More US phone?

And that was preceded by smoke signals

And lanterns. One if by land; two if by sea.

I appreciate your perspective on technology dependence. Your choice to stick to cash and limit online presence is intriguing. How has it impacted your daily life? Share more if you'd like.

Everyone should try it!