We live in a technological world. I get that.
It seems technological advances are moving so quickly it’s mind boggling to people like me.
Someone asked me several years ago what we did before we had cell phones. He was a person in his 60s and he is a person I’d consider tech savvy.
My daughter and her husband Terry are very tech savvy and Terry is extremely so even with computers and related devices and equipment.
I accept that we live in and always will live in a world with cell phones. They continue to get better and even more streamlined. There’s not much information that can’t be placed on one.
Our 4½-year-old grandson Liam has enough knowledge about them that he can find certain programs on his parents’ and my wife’s phones. He doesn’t have his own phone yet.
I wonder sometimes at what age he might. Children are given their own cell phones today at such a young age that in some cases it makes them vulnerable.
For sure, it’s too early for my way of thinking. The manner most kids use cell phones today is just crazy. It can be annoying as well.
So many kids today have lost the art of communication due to cell phones. Too many schools allow their students to use cell phones while in the classroom today.
It’s even gotten to the point where some employers ban the use of cell phones by employees except for when they are on their breaks.
I easily understand that and can see why. An email I received just last Friday offered me an iPhone 14 for free and it’s in a new color. The color would stand out alright and I have no desire for that color of phone.
I’m sure millions of other people probably received this same offer. There’s nothing wrong with it I guess, except it’s hard for me to believe I could get this phone for nothing.
A little curious, though with no plans to pursue a purchase, I scanned down a little further. There were several variations of this iPhone and each one did require a monthly payment.
Cost of each variation increased depending on what a person purchased.
I said to myself, “I don’t think so.” Cell phones aren’t going away, at least not in my lifetime. But there is an age, a time and a place for use of them I believe.