Was the world a better place before mobiles phones?

Was the world a better place before mobiles phones?

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keslake

Original Poster:

657 posts

205 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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I sometimes think it was.

No idiots texting, either whilst driving or walking in crowded shopping centres and not looking where they are going.
No 'selfies'.
No constant updates to that thing called Facebook.


Yes, i think i preferred it before..........

Ari

19,328 posts

214 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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No, it was a better place before self absorbed ME ME ME idiots.

croyde

22,702 posts

229 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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It was alright up to when we had these:


Murcielago_Boy

1,995 posts

238 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Ari said:
No, it was a better place before self absorbed ME ME ME idiots.
yes

Hilts

4,383 posts

281 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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  • mobiles phones

cloggy

4,959 posts

208 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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I only use mine to make calls, about 2 a month.

keslake

Original Poster:

657 posts

205 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Hilts said:
* mobiles phones
Yeah i clicked submit too late!

sunnygym

993 posts

174 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Ari said:
No, it was a better place before self absorbed ME ME ME idiots.
Always had them type of people but they didn't have the tech to annoy the whole world in one go !

Hilts

4,383 posts

281 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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keslake said:
Hilts said:
* mobiles phones
Yeah i clicked submit too late!
It's funny, you remind me of an Iraqi cellmate who said 'I am buying a new pair of shoe, the salesmans he is giving to me an extra pair of lace.'

LMAO

Ki3r

7,806 posts

158 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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But then we wouldn't have women with low self asteam/standards sending naked photos...

4737Carlin

1,195 posts

234 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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keslake said:
Hilts said:
* mobiles phones
Yeah i clicked submit too late!
  • Too soon

n3il123

2,602 posts

212 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Ari said:
No, it was a better place before self absorbed ME ME ME idiots.
This.

Although mobiles were great when they were phones, for talking to people calling them to let them know you were home/ broken down etc. Now people's lives revolve around the little plastic pieces of ste.



  • posted from my iphone 6gti*

pad58

12,543 posts

180 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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From the start when mobiles came out , I wanted one.
Then I wanted the next generation etc etc.
I'm so amazed what my smart phone can do.


But I never use it.

Don

28,377 posts

283 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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The past was not a utopian nirvana. Mostly it was a lot worse than things are now.

Mobile phones were a brilliant innovation and changed both how we worked and played.
The internet is amazing and world wide web more so.
Smartphones and tablets have changed things again: I'd argue much for the better.

The fact that numbskulls have a platform for spouting vile opinions is a downside, I'll admit. But I'd say in general in almost inestimable benefits outweigh the problems.


egor110

16,818 posts

202 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Don said:
The past was not a utopian nirvana. Mostly it was a lot worse than things are now.

Mobile phones were a brilliant innovation and changed both how we worked and played.
The internet is amazing and world wide web more so.
Smartphones and tablets have changed things again: I'd argue much for the better.

The fact that numbskulls have a platform for spouting vile opinions is a downside, I'll admit. But I'd say in general in almost inestimable benefits outweigh the problems.
Before smartphones and tablets we could still do internet stuff, we just had time to think though before we got home to our pc's.

Now people just instantly respond before thinking.

jeremyc

23,335 posts

283 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Don said:
But I'd say in general in almost inestimable benefits outweigh the problems.
And Don is old enough to remember doing business by Telex*. wink


*Me too.


keslake

Original Poster:

657 posts

205 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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4737Carlin said:
  • Too soon
This is getting worse...bear with me i am using a mobile to post:-)

Antony Moxey

8,016 posts

218 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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keslake said:
I sometimes think it was.

No idiots texting, either whilst driving or walking in crowded shopping centres and not looking where they are going.
No 'selfies'.
No constant updates to that thing called Facebook.


Yes, i think i preferred it before..........
That thing called Facebook! I guess you're not a subscriber, in which case I guess it shouldn't matter how often people post updates.

elster

17,517 posts

209 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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I am waiting for a new SIM Card and have now been 3 days without a phone.

Quite liberating, just waiting for the 15 millions voicemails when it arrives.

markcoznottz

7,155 posts

223 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Ari said:
No, it was a better place before self absorbed ME ME ME idiots.
If I never have to talk to another member of the public again it won't be a moment too soon. There is NO such thing as a conversation any more, just self interested nonsense.