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Article: Cell phones are NOT progress
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2004
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ROBERT SAMUELSON
Cell phones are NOT progress
By ROBERT SAMUELSON Washington Post
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Someday soon, I may be the last man in America without a cell
phone. To those who see cell phones as progress, I say they aggravate
noise pollution and threaten our solitude.
The central idea of cell phones is that you should be connected to
almost everyone and everything at all times. The trouble is that cell
phones assault your peace of mind no matter what you do. If you turn
them off, why have one? You just irritate anyone who might call. If
they're on and no one calls, you're irrelevant, unloved or both. If
everyone calls, you're a basket case.
I'm a dropout and aim to stay that ...