Are cellphones ruining society?

Sorry, I can’t resist. Ponies and horses are different animals. :)

The only examples of how cell phones are ruining society that I can see are:

1. More motor vehicle collisions due to drivers being on their cell phones (…but there are plenty of other things that can distract them as well…)

2. People walking around, talking on their cell phones and not paying attention to their surroundings (how annoying!)

But, I believe that there are many more good points about cell phones than there are bad ones!

Okay, so I haven’t seen the Verizon commercial, but it does sound pretty dumb when you put it that way! But, about the Alltel commercial and the observations that you made about it, they make it pretty obvious what is going on with the other cell phone companies= dorky guys and Alltel= Cool Chad… I have Cingular, but even I can find some humor in those commercials!

You are right in that sense cell phone has a very strong effect on the modern society. You may walk in the forest in Canada and have a talk with somebody who walks in London e.g. Even you may send pictures of your environment, etc. This will induce big changes in the human behavior. But these changes have both positive and negative components. You want to see only the negative ones.

look into this:

http://poweringdown.blogspot.com/2007/03/negative-impacts-of-cellular.html

http://www.controlyourimpact.com/2008/03/disadvantages-of-cell-phones-the-effect-on-children/

no one says we can’t have a cell phone, we just have to be aware and wise when we make a decision. I don’t have to be like everyone else. I am myself and I do as I please without any pressure. and by the way a pony is a pony! it does not grow into a horse. “colt” or “foal” is the term for the horse’s youngster.

I actually disagree. My example: The monks march through several Burmese cities. A lot of information about that demonstration was sent through text messages. The rallies against Musharraf were also told in text messages, so it helps to have cell phones, understand? It’s all means of communication.

The commercials are funny, and they catch your attention (you posted about them right?), so they are working. Thats all they want is for people to remember the commercials. So obviously they are doing something right.

from looking at your last post, it seems to be you have a grudge against the “hot jock guy” at your school.