National Switch Off Day of 'Phones and Internet

[V8 FOU]

So, this is my idea. For a 24hr period we try and get as many people as possible to switch off the mobile 'phone and disconnect the Internet.

Could YOU do it?

[Sonie]

Yes, if it wasnt a work day. As a school IT tech, I wouldnt be able to help pupils, staff or parents without it....however we did have 3 days without when builders went through the fibre

[alec.e]

Could I do yes, would I no

[caelite]

Why though?

[The Moose]

No problem as long as I wasn't working.

Much more interesting for me would be no mains electric, gas etc for a day (and not just dining out the whole time!!)

[Vaud]

V8 FOU said:

Could YOU do it?

Weekday, no.

Weekend, sure.

[poing]

Easily.

I suspect I would become a lot more productive though and that might impact the natural balance of the planet.

[sparks_E39]

I could do it but don't want to.

[V8 FOU]

caelite said:

Why though?

To show that 30 years ago we managed. No kittens killed etc etc

Phones are an addiction. Like narcotics.

Why not during the week? Not THAT difficult. I reckon it would do far more good than "harm"

[HappyMidget]

V8 FOU said:

To show that 30 years ago we managed. No kittens killed etc etc

Phones are an addiction. Like narcotics.

Why not during the week? Not THAT difficult. I reckon it would do far more good than "harm"

I wouldn'tbe able to do my job on a weekday. Think my boss might have a problem with that.

[anonymous-user]

V8 FOU said:

caelite said:

Why though?

To show that 30 years ago we managed. No kittens killed etc etc

Phones are an addiction. Like narcotics.

Why not during the week? Not THAT difficult. I reckon it would do far more good than "harm"

Could YOU do it OP, what would you be doing if you hadn't posted this thread, I'm here because I would only be watching TV or reading a book before bed, the later I could do with no phone,electricity etc.

People are too addicted to there phones today, people are too obsessed with instagram and Facebook to care about there own life.

My partner recently removed her facebook and compared it to quitting smoking...

It's a serious addiction, I am 24 and everyone else my age is confused by my lack of social media, I have more important things to do ( like post a reply on here )

Tl;dr no one would follow it, you're fighting a empty battle.

[King Herald]

Er, why would we do that?

[Vaud]

V8 FOU said:

To show that 30 years ago we managed. No kittens killed etc etc

Phones are an addiction. Like narcotics.

Why not during the week? Not THAT difficult. I reckon it would do far more good than "harm"

I have a global role that relies on email, phones, IM. I see my colleagues about 4 times a year. They are literally 4000 miles East and West from me.

Hard to do my job without some form of contact, I can't walk across the office to get data that I need...

[sparks_E39]

HappyMidget said:

I wouldn'tbe able to do my job on a weekday. Think my boss might have a problem with that.

Snap.

The thing is it isn't the "good old days" anymore. It's 2017. Accept it.

[Roofless Toothless]

We used to manage without telephone land lines as well, and survived. Used to write letters. And of course once there were no printed books, monks used to copy them out longhand. And of course, once we didn't know how to write at all, just used to tell each other stories.

What is the point?

[Crafty_]

V8 FOU said:

To show that 30 years ago we managed. No kittens killed etc etc

Phones are an addiction. Like narcotics.

Why not during the week? Not THAT difficult. I reckon it would do far more good than "harm"

We used to live in caves and throw spears at animals too, shall we go back to that ?

Its pretty pointless to "prove we managed" years ago, we know that, we did it, its in the history books. Lets move on.

[Shuvi McTupya]

V8 FOU said:

So, this is my idea. For a 24hr period we try and get as many people as possible to switch off the mobile 'phone and disconnect the Internet.

Could YOU do it?

The phone would be absolutely no bother as I don't really use it much anyway.

I recently quit smoking, and haven't had a drink for weeks either so i do have will power but I have to be honest, I am kind of hooked on having an iPad at my finger tips.

Not sure what I would do without TV and Internet, sad really.

[Doofus]

I have two online retail companies. Will you compensate me for loss of earnings?

[Pickled]

V8 FOU said:

To show that 30 years ago we managed.

We didn't manage, the technology simply wasn't available / as cheap - if it had been, it would have been used as it is now.

[gl20]

I went without a device for a week last summer when changing jobs last August as old and new employers provide them and i'd ditched my own years back.

What I was really aware of for the first two days was the number of times I'd instinctively go for my phone to check something and of course then realise I couldn't. Felt a bit odd but never distressing. After 3 days it just felt normal. I wouldn't say I suddenly felt all liberated though.

What I do try and do these days though is consciously leave my phone at home or in the car if I'm going somewhere for a social occasion to stop me fiddling with it rather than being sociable. I think it's times like those that a device is a real curse and to be discouraged