| As far as cell phones go, they're really a luxury and not a necessity.
For telling time, you can more than do with a wristwatch. On college campuses, computers, wall clocks, televisions, other people, etc. are available to give you the time.
Truly social people rarely need phones, as they can arrange to be with people more often. The only time you need a phone at all is if you're calling someone who you can't go see, and really, who is that on a college campus? Mom and dad?
Few employers require cell phones, and those that do will probably provide company phones and plans. Seriously, who wants their boss calling them on their personal phone anyway? If the dean of the college I'm in got my home number, I think I'd have my number changed. Sheesh.
People got by fine without cell phones years ago, and you can do the same nowadays. For some people, cell phones are very positive... for work, safety, and socializing with friends. But for others, they're expensive ways to become easily distracted and lose touch with reality. The point is that they're really not needed, in the true sense of the word. To argue that a cell phone is a necessity is clearly false. |