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Article: Still holding out against cell phones: By keeping people plugged in, wireless steals their freedom

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August 23, 2004
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WASHINGTON - 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 way. I admit this will be increasingly difficult because cell phones are now passing a historic

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