Do You Rely On Modern Technology Too Much?

[Matty Moo]

I'm not old, but I'm not young. When I was in high school, we shared a phone line with 5 other houses on our road, and that was in the late 80's-early 90's. No modern internet and only the rich had cell phones at that time.

So, you either talked to somebody over the phone or in person. Everything was understood.

I send a ton of texts, about 1k-2k a month, and I can take care of most of my business with my Treo, emails, pm's etc. BUT, if it's something important, I still call the person up or go see them.

I see people conducting large transactions (all over) without ever talking to the person on the other end. I think that's crazy.

[Spanky]

I don't watch TV unless its college football, UFC or if im at someone elses house or the Doctors office.

I don't read the paper and I try to stay uninformed

I have a $10 virgin mobile phone which I would not have if I didn't have to have one for my profession.I send a decent amount of text messages but I also am very aware not to be to disconnected from the here and now.

The internet is really my only weakness

The topic of technology and mass information and its effect on both mental health and productivity is a very interesting topic ;)

[Boost3237]

I'd say I rely on technology but I wouldn't be lost without it. I have the most important phone numbers memorized in case I don't have me cell phone on me, and I don't use GPS or am not stuck to the tv or news on the tv. Also I can cook so if there is no microwave or toaster oven present I'll survive. I know enough to survive whatever experience I am having at a given point in time, but technology just makes things easier if not quicker, so if it's there I will take advantage of it.