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In reply to the discussion: Why Cell Phones Went Dead After Hurricane Sandy - horrifying. [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Peer pressure does not equal a conspiracy. It starts when you're very young and some people never seem to outgrow it.
The latest, greatest shiny object is mostly just a way to separate you from your wallet. City people like to laugh at rural folks and old folks who are "set in their ways," "behind the times," whatever. Maybe the reality is more like we can't afford to fall for every snake oil salesman out there. Living rural, your life can be at stake. We tend to stick to the "tried and true," wait to see how the "early adopters" fare with the latest and greatest, and then decide.
Personally, I watch people zooming through their lives (and running down anybody who happens to be in their path moving at less than light speed) with a cell phone stuck to their ears and wonder They'll be in the middle of a f2f conversation with me and suddenly I cease to exist...
Addiction to distraction, if you ask me.