Would your life improve if you didn't have a smart phone?

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skitch

Gym climber
Bend Or
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 27, 2016 - 12:25pm PT
I think mine would, but maybe I'd just find another "toy" to help me ignore my wife.

My biggest reason for not wanting to go back to a simple phone is all of the music I have in my pocket, I also like having a really nice camera to take selfies with each meal I eat.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 27, 2016 - 12:31pm PT

I dunno. I have no smart phone.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 27, 2016 - 12:49pm PT
No, but it would if a lot of retards didn't have them. First thing I would
do if I won the lottery is ram the ass end of the azzhole sitting at the
light in front of me looking at his phone while the light changes to green.
As of now I have to endure their hatefull stares in their rear view mirrors
while I honk at them. How dare I disturb their reverie!
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Oct 27, 2016 - 12:53pm PT
No, it wouldn't 'improve'. I'd certainly have a happy, productive life without it, but there are a number of functions that have proven to be especially helpful or useful in my personal and professional life. (i.e. map apps, email ability, texting, camera, music)
Reeotch

climber
4 Corners Area
Oct 27, 2016 - 12:54pm PT
If everyone else got rid of theirs, then I wouldn't need one.
Then, we could actually pay attention to what's in front of us.
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
Oct 27, 2016 - 12:55pm PT
No smart phone here, either. Not even a cell phone. When I leave the house I'm incognito, unless you recognize me face to face.
Alexey

climber
San Jose, CA
Oct 27, 2016 - 01:16pm PT
I'd certainly have a happy, productive life without it

apogee: 17542 forum postings found- very productive for 8 years. 6 posts per day
WBraun

climber
Oct 27, 2016 - 01:18pm PT
Without smart phones, Americans will remain stoopid .....
zBrown

Ice climber
Oct 27, 2016 - 01:20pm PT
What about one of these?

It'll be available in one model of 13-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $1,799, as well as the 15-inch version, which starts at $2,399. Both will ship in the next two to three weeks.

I have not seen any significant improvement since not having one.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Oct 27, 2016 - 01:21pm PT
That's 17543 to you, Alexey....
Cragar

climber
MSLA - MT
Oct 27, 2016 - 01:34pm PT
^^^ good one Reilly! Had that happen to me but I was thumping on their trunk b/c I commute by bike. They glared and didn't move till the car behind me honked. Some people. I am not the confrontational type but if I pull up next to a car and I see someone texting away I lightly knock on their window and give them the no-no-no finger. More than half scowl and get ugly with me and a few will smile, drop their phone and proceed to drive responsibly. So, from my small sample regarding people getting caught performing an illegal activity, most are responding defensively, rude and showing their lack of responsibility in/for society. The lifestylers moving here are pricks.
so, anyway...
Yes and no. It'd stay the about the same. I use my phone for weather, pay a couple bills, get road info, surf a bit and that's about it other than using it to call people from wherever I happen to be. I'd use the USPS more often and possibly recreate in fowl-er weather!

I don't have a computer at my house nor a connection. I have an FB account but will only post a private msg a couple times a month to connect with old pals etc. I have no other social media accounts or interests in digital/virtual portrayal of my life as I believe it is hugely degrading on one's true self.
Happiegrrrl2

Trad climber
Oct 27, 2016 - 02:01pm PT
I have only a Tracfone which I use to chek my bank balance and make appointments for dog haircuts and van work, mostly. Most of my personal communication is via email or in person.

I would like to have a camera on the phone though.

SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Oct 27, 2016 - 02:05pm PT

I don't have a smart phone. Mine's dumb, like me.
Cragar

climber
MSLA - MT
Oct 27, 2016 - 03:00pm PT
digital/virtual portrayal of my life

nice meme!

In a narcissistic way, yes. Like farcebook or bragbook or //needing/wanting// to tell others of achievements to feel good about onself. That is degrading to the soul. I guess I could have put excessive in front of the above bolded text to make my point better, maybe?

NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Oct 27, 2016 - 03:01pm PT
Here are the top 10 ways in which smart phone helps me:
1. Driving directions
2. Finding phone number of businesses/resources, making/canceling reservations, ordering in advance before I get there, etc.
3. Way simpler flying process using smartphone boarding pass
4. Audio tool to help me learn songs for my band
5. My music with me where I travel
6. Handle easier parts of my job without opening computer
7. Video calls with my kids or wife while I'm traveling
8. Using it like an old-fashioned Palm Pilot (calendar, to-do list, etc.)
9. Great amateur camera
10. Learning Italian

My life has become simpler as a result of using a smartphone. It is a tool that saves me time, making it easier to stay connected to people that matter to me. It is not an obstacle to human connection unless your own habits make it so.
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
Oct 27, 2016 - 03:06pm PT
I'm blonde. I need a smart phone.

Susan
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Oct 27, 2016 - 03:09pm PT
Would your life improve if you didn't have a car? Shoes? A refrigerator or washing machine? Toilet paper?

F*#k no.
Moof

Big Wall climber
Orygun
Oct 27, 2016 - 03:56pm PT
No, it would be worse. But I barely use mine. I am not glued to it. I really find it handy for GPS directions when visiting new areas, and having a good-enough camera has allowed me to take pictures of my kid, something I would not do if I had to lug along a camera.

Most folks are pretty far down the rabbit hole, so I agree with the general sentiment. The whole Pokemon Go thing this summer was an eye opener, amazing number of pasty white people squinting against the sun they clearly have rarely seen to play the thing in local parks. I had to gently get the message to my wife that her tending to texts and alerts during dinner was not appropriate, but my small sample size says our self control is not widespread.
Lynne Leichtfuss

Trad climber
Will know soon
Oct 27, 2016 - 04:35pm PT
I was just thinking today, I must be the only person in America that has a "clamshell" and feeling sorry for myself. Now I feel better. A few people I respect out there use one too. Cheers, lynnie
TWP

Trad climber
Mancos, CO & Bend, OR
Oct 27, 2016 - 06:13pm PT
I don't have one; don't want one; never intend to get a "smart phone."

I like cars that are transportation, cameras that take pictures and phone that only make phone calls.

Now we have cars that takes pictures and make phone calls. We have phones that help you drive and take pictures. Soon we will have cameras that drive cars and make phone calls. That describes a "self-driving" car that of course will have built-in celltelephony.

I am like the old cowboy. "I've been around a long time. I've seen a lot of change. And I was against every single one of them."
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