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Originally Posted by Dominic
Dave, I've always liked you, but man, I do not understand your life.
For example, your phone service does not need to be that complicated. At all.
Why would I do anything simple in my life? I've tried simplicity, and it's failed every time.
I get unlimited calls, text, and 5g of internet (which I don't use) for $35 / month. I'm not inconvenienced enough by looking for phones once every year to get the same for $150 / month. The reception and internet speed is as good, if not better, than any other provider (esp T-Mobile and AT&T).
Remember when the iPhone first came out? Typical conversation:
them: "[white noise] it's like [crackle crackle crackle] and stuff [alsdkfjsdlkfj]"
me: "Let me guess, you bought an iPhone?"
them: "oh! [crackle cracklecrackle] know?" (translation: "how did you know?")
me: "..."
I've owned cell phones for 20 years now (!). The magic of owning one was gone before smart-phones ever existed. I would love to be like Zeno and not own one at all, but I pretend to have friends and jobs that want to contact me, and it's worth my monthly bill to prop up my mirage of self-worth.
Last edited by daveT; 05-27-2017 at 02:31 PM.