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Title: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: JaniceSW on January 02, 2016, 11:43:46 am
How long could you go without technology?  I am talking about your computer, internet, cell phone...  Even more specifically, I'd like to know about your cell phone.  Could you shut it all down for an entire weekend?  I know I could and sometimes think I should.  Maybe I will experiment soon.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: lguzman1 on January 02, 2016, 11:45:51 am
I know that I can with my cell phone, my computer I have to think about that, but I think I can.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: ancmetro on January 02, 2016, 01:07:38 pm

   It is a matter of survival! How long can you live without one of these gadgets?
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: aggie49 on January 02, 2016, 01:35:02 pm
i would go crazy with out my puter i do not use my cell phone but for emergencies
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Post by: mrisha on January 02, 2016, 02:22:55 pm
Actually, I can do without all of them.  When I was growing up there were no cell phones in our home, had 1 TV, computer, laptop etc.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: potluck6 on January 02, 2016, 08:26:13 pm
have no smartphone only one for emergencies i'm missing out but don't care.i would get very bored without a pc and tv .sometimes i think i'm not going to use the pc much today but usually spend more time then i think.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: vg7405 on January 03, 2016, 12:59:32 am
I honestly do not believe that I can go without technology...even for one day. It is all around us; it is a permanent staple of our lives. At least for me, it would be exceptionally difficult for me to withdraw from it.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: missplaymate618 on January 03, 2016, 04:19:57 am
I don't know how long I could go without my cell phone. As long as the family was with me I could go without it because I need that phone just incase something happens to a family member. The laptop/computer since school is out on Christmas break, then yes I can do without it until school starts back up again.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: articx on January 03, 2016, 07:37:44 am
Not using a cell phone for one weekend will be easy for me. I can go without a TV if I have a computer and internet, but giving up my computer will be the most difficult. It can be done, just difficult to go without.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: gaby_ro_2004 on January 03, 2016, 08:10:40 am
I can go without computer but i need my cell phone in case of emergency.
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Post by: michele2042 on January 03, 2016, 08:29:26 am
Cell phone would be fairly easy.   Computer/internet not so much.   I use the computer to earn and income so even on weekends, like now, I am doing what I can to earn some cash.   I don't understand why people become so concerned with "giving up" on conveniences we have in today's world.  It would be like asking my mom years ago, could you give up your washer or stove.    I'm not obsessed with any of my gadgets so I see no reason to give them up, even for a weekend.   They do not detract from my interactions with family or friends.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: reiddb on January 03, 2016, 08:30:32 am
Well, seeing as how our cell phones have now replaced land lines, calculators, calendars, alarm clocks, note reminders, grocery lists, all phone number listings.....it would be very difficult!
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: sharae90 on January 13, 2016, 06:51:39 am
Without a cell phone for a weekend I could probably do. But internet and laptop, nope. I need my video games, YouTube, and twitch on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: ktheodos on January 13, 2016, 07:17:30 am
I probably could - but I do a lot of work on the computer. Thing is, I have become less attached to it, and less distracted, so I'm able to step away at times. That in itself is an important discipline.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: UGetPaid on January 13, 2016, 07:38:12 am
It is an interesting experiment to try and see how long we actually last. 


Of course we COULD ALL live without them in the literal sense, but they have become such a core part of so many lives.  I will admit, I am attached to my cell phone all day long, but I don't make very many telephone calls with it.  Still call it a phone, but it is really just my portable computer.


I probably could do without the PC easier than doing without the cell phone just for that reason that I still have access to mostly everything with the phone.
Title: Re: Technology Withdrawal
Post by: bremer51 on January 13, 2016, 07:50:15 am
I lost my cell phone for two days over the weekend and I didn't even notice.  The worst part was responding to all my text messages.