On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:56 AM, tjpa <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > Our reality is often shaped by advertising and we don't realize that what > most people do is not advertised (because it does not have to be). Most > people use paygo, not the advertised contracts. Most people have simple > cellphones.
That depends upon what "simple" means. Used to be that a phone that only placed and received calls was a simple phone. Nowadays, a phone that does the above, plus has a camera, can send and receive text and can even connect to the web can be considered too simple and worthy of being replaced. It also depends upon how much a phone users ego is involved in the equation. Cell phones are the bling of the monied set. Cell phones should be carried openly so that everyone can see what you've got. Indeed, one can even be shunned and/or ridiculed by others if they do not possess the "right" cell phone. Watch cell phone ads and you will see how social issues, envy and lust play into the phone ownership equation. It's as bad as it is with cars. It is stupid. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
