tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post6625617726209482920..comments2024-03-14T02:24:22.876-07:00Comments on Essay Daily: Talk About the Essay: Megan Kimble on Wendell Berry and Why I'm Not Going to Buy A SmartphoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post-15179759655717405012014-05-22T12:46:24.891-07:002014-05-22T12:46:24.891-07:00Megan: I enjoyed your essay a great deal. You'...Megan: I enjoyed your essay a great deal. You've got a wonderful sense of humor, and your take on Berry's essay is quite charming and pointed at the same time. Best etc. BCCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post-89383881891275082232013-02-27T00:24:07.808-08:002013-02-27T00:24:07.808-08:00Thanks for this! I personally think the line ought...Thanks for this! I personally think the line ought to be drawn wherever one feels it should be drawn. It's a personal decision. <br /><br />I'm no luddite, but I'm increasingly disturbed by what technology is doing to day-to-day social interaction. For this reason, I've deleted my Facebook account (my best move of 2012, by a long shot) and have done away with my smartphone. Regarding the smartphone, it wasn't the cost that I was concerned about, but rather the shocking atrophy of my attention span. I am gradually breaking my addiction to "electronic cocaine" in the form of email / twitter / FB notification. (see article at: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/08/is-the-internet-making-us-crazy-what-the-new-research-says.html)<br /><br />Megan...next time you get lost, maybe you can stop to ask for directions and share a friendly interaction with someone!<br /><br />Good post.DGhttp://theartofdoingwhatyouwant.comnoreply@blogger.com