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ebulliencelost |
rolodexes (not exactly, but it sounded like a cool title
Feb 6 2007, 4:15 AM EST
back in the day life was rough. if i needed to call one of my friends, i'd have to travel downstairs to a piece of paper that was taped to the side of the refrigerator by the telephone. let me tell ya, that was quite a bit of work...i mean kids nowadays just don't realize how lucky they have it...getting cellphones in middle and high school. without much effort you can store and save hundreds of contacts, then no matter how far you are away from that community fridge, your contacts are only a couple clicks away. that's the making of a pretty convenient network if you ask me. i actually hate cellphones...of course they are convenient, but perhaps can this super convenience be interpreted as a form of social imprisonment? or @ least a test of loyalties. i know i'm putting myself out in dangerous territory right now, but how often do you ignore calls from some people, then a minute later answer one from someone you don't mind talking to? (i hope my mother won't read this). i'm just glad i don't have to walk 10 miles in the snow uphill both ways to school every morning. moral of the story: JOIN THE NETWORK!I know this wasn't really a good example of networks/networking...but i had to go to the sprint store today (must be on my mind) but i think this site has serious potential...i don't know about the rest of you, but i sure do enjoy talking to myself. makes for a good network. i realize this isn't exactly a forum, but posts that are mostly mindless are a lot of fun. there even more fun with more participants...but you know, what else do i have better to do @ 3 in the morning other than reading those articles for the class called New Media of something....this is quite obviously a profuctive use of time. seriously, think about how many different networks we are all involved in...quite fascinating..we should share. networking is good...who knows it might get you a well paying job in the future...if you're into that sort of thing. Do you find this valuable?
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Caseyjack |
1. whos-a-dexes
Feb 7 2007, 8:26 PM EST
I got my cellphone when I was a Senior in high school. Before I had the phone, I only found very few instances of when I needed (or even wanted to) call someone when I was not around a phone. Unfortunately, I became dependent on my phone in a very short period of time. I didn't realize until I started college, about a year after I got my phone, that I did not remember any phone numbers. This meant that if I lost my phone, I was completely locked out of the network. I would freak out if my phone's battery died and I thought someone was trying to get a hold of me. I noticed that I was almost addicted to my phone and its ease it connected me to the network. The cellphone was my only link to the outside world, it seemed. But I did not want to be purely connected to my friends and family though this phone. Yet, it was too late. It seemed as though my root into the network laid alongside my phone, and I made it that way. I felt I needed to break away from the phone, but I did not want to loose contact with the network. I accepted the fact that my phone and I became one if I wanted to stay in my social network. This was the wrong way to think about my bond with my cellphone. Humans need interaction with other humans to stay sane. My cellphone provided a quick and easy means to go about achieving this interaction. My cellphone slightly changed my life, but I do not believe i am addicted. The potential of losing my phone is not as scary as it once was, because I am not locked out of my social network. I have friends with cellphones! And they know other friends of mine and their numbers! Its a brilliant network! In response to Andrew, I do not believe Cellphones are social imprisonment, instead I believe one can be enlightened by using a cellphone, maybe not through direct use, but maybe through a meeting that could only have been made over a phone. Sure, it tests loyalties, but nothing will stop me from ignoring someone, whether I do it by phone, or not answering the door. Do you find this valuable? |
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ebulliencelost |
2. yous-a-dexes
Feb 7 2007, 11:10 PM EST
What can I say? I'm certainly glad that you have companion traveling with you through your social network. I certainly think that's important...especially from a psychological standpoint. I think i agree with your belief that "Humans need interaction with other humans to stay sane", but perhaps you could elaborate on that a in a little more detail. I think you might be missing a couple of premises to support that statement...although I can't speak for everyone when I say this, but I'm pretty sure I'd lose a bit of my sanity if I was forced to spend my entire life in a prison cell, and a power-tripping guard came in a beat me up everyday...I heard being stalked is quite an amazing experience as well. Also, you have me slightly concerned in regards to your usage of phrases such as 'almost addicted' and that you would "freak out if [your] phone's battery died...". Communities are important, and throught networking we will hopefully have the oppertunity to grow closer to one another in this curious new world. For the record, I would normally discuss my concern with your attachment to your cellphone with you in private, but why not squiggle that 'clear line' that separates the public from the private? I'm not a trained psychologist, but I have done some reading on addiction, and denial is often an indicator that one might be not be willing to accept that they have a problem. One last bit of advice I might suggest is that you explore ways to strengthen and guarentee reliable access to your extremely important social network. I noticed that you place the map of your entire social network in cellular technology. You certainly do trust a lot of information to electronic devices. A friendly suggestion...you might not want to put all your eggs in one basket. Just to clarify, this post is not directed toward any particular 'real' individual, but rather toward a virtual apparition of a binary mimesis. Do you find this valuable? |
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ebulliencelost |
3. Identity within Networks
Feb 7 2007, 11:40 PM EST
caseyjack and myself, ebulliencelost, have discussed the use of cellphones as a simple means of social networking. Aside from cellphones there are so many ways we socially network in this new world. I'm aware that we don't know one another very well yet, and to those of you I don't know, I might give the impression that I'm a jerk, passive aggressive, have a vendetta against caseyjack, etc....I hope none of these are true. But I am finding it a little fun playing a diferent role- departing from the typical characteristics of my personality. The identities we can assume in cyberspace are limitless! who do you want to be today?
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Caseyjack |
4. RE: Identity within Networks
Feb 8 2007, 2:15 AM EST
Douche.Just kidding. Not. I should have written more on my cellphone usage. Like, I think my dependence on it has decreased. That being said, I do not have an addiction, though you are right about all my eggs in one basket... but is that not what this society is coming to? iPhone for example. I will burn in hell before I want my iPod and my phone merge... BUT ITS HAPPENING, and people want it that way. Another reason why I think my cellphone (after much internal debate, and occasional rants of me saying "I f*cking hate cellphones") is a good thing is it makes instantly communicating with someone, a very convenient thing. DO YOU WANT ME TO NOT USE MY CELLPHONE FOR A DAY, ANDREW? To prove that I am not addicted to my cellphone? I think I will deny it because it has become a common use item, like a microwave or a fridge. Almost as if we need it to survive in this community, or more like, if we have used it and grown accustom to it already, then why change? Cellphones are not bad... unless they give us brain cancer. Do you find this valuable? |
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ebulliencelost |
5. RE: Identity within Networks
Feb 8 2007, 2:21 AM EST
yeah, i use my cellphone all the time...you know that. what would i do without one, it is an important aspect of social networking...haha, yay! yeah, go for a day w/o using your cellphone...but choose a day when you decide to take a road trip through west texas....then it won't be so bad. Do you find this valuable? |
russian-gestapo |
6. both worlds still needed
Feb 13 2007, 1:45 AM EST
contacts are easy to store and easy to use. also networking with real people will help you in real life always. networking with e-friends will help you in real life sometimes. any one have any personal examples of e-friends helping with something on this side of the screen? 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
roz89 |
7. RE: Identity within Networks
Feb 20 2007, 1:35 PM EST
thats the funny thing though....we HAVE grown too accustomed to having a cell phone. How many people have you been around that freak out when they lose their cell--not necessarily because it cost them money, but because they feel "naked" without it. I think people become subconsciously addicted to things like cell phones that are used so much every single day. Sure the first cell phones were designed for the sole use of contacting someone, but the way society is moving...it all comes down to a business and marketing perspective for these guys, i.e. the iPhone. "Hey people are getting wealthier....theyre getting lazier...lets charge them so much money for something that does everything for them". Yeah its cool, and i admit i think new media is very innovative, but i agree with you guys. We (our society) must learn to detach ourselves from technology to some extent......
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