On May 16, 2005, at 6:19 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
It's funny, I've been accused by the Lawyer for my Great Grandfathers trust of being a Luddite
for not having a cell phone. I on the other hand value privacy, which is the best reason not to have such a device, if I had one I'd never be alone, (which for some people must be the next thing to being dead).
There is an "On/Off" switch provided on communications devices. This permits privacy and silence when desired, as well as communications when desired. I only turn mine on when I want to be available for contact.
I think the term Luddite is quite applicable:
Luddite
n 1: any opponent of technological progress
2: one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
Godfrey
