screiley

The Breakup

Posted by screiley | 24th July 2009

Okay, okay, I admit it: I am slave to my iPhone. Yes, my phone has dehumanized me. I have devolved into a mere appendage, clumsily attached to that marvelous, sleek little creature. But, wait, it gets worse: I think I am in love with my iPhone. It’s magnetism is more than I can resist. A classic case of Stockholm Syndrome.

This took me by surprise. I am not at all tech-savvy; I am not a person who always needs (or even wants) the latest gadget. Until less than a year ago I had the very cheapest, most basic phone that LG manufactured in 2002. It was super low-tech, even back then.

Then I got an iPhone. In retrospect, I have no choice but to categorize it as a life-changing experience.

So what does this have to do with the upcoming adventure? Everything, thanks to the AT&T racket.

Aahhh yes, that ubiquitous, exploitative, manipulative telecommunications conglomerate, preying on our uniquely American need (I’m talking meth-addiction type need here) for instant gratif

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