I think a good metric for your question is do you feel something approaching
pain when your phone is damaged in anyway? I saw some psychology tests
somewhere once where cars are described as extensions of the human body when
we drive them. We all exclaim when we have even a slight impact or fender
bender as though we have been physically damaged no matter how slightly.
Personally I don't think I bond as closely to my phone as I do to my car but
certainly more than any other device... except maybe my fridge but that's
another story.
Definitely OT:
In his book "The Third Policeman" Flann O'Brien Irish author uses modern
physics to explain how years of friction merged the molecules in a
policeman's backside (aka arse or ass) with the molecules of his bicycle,
creating the world's first human/bicycle hybrid. are there any keitai/hito
hybrids out there?
It must be the silly season all right!
J
John Whelan
Alatto Ltd.
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-----Original Message-----
From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
[mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Nick May
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 5:05 PM
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) bonding
Quick question:
How "attached" or "bonded" are you to your phone?
Do you like it - care for it - grieve slightly when you "upgrade" - or is
it just a lump of plastic and metal ? When you bought a new phone did you
throw the old one away - or is it sitting around somewhere, to be smiled
at slightly fondly when you come across it... Does your phone exist within
your "bodyspace" or outside it? (That is clumsily put - perhaps it is
simpler to say - are you always aware of exactly where it is?)
In short, do you have some sort of "emotional" link to it that you do not
have to, for example, your video, television, landline phone, etc....
Does your phone have any little cartoon characters that shrug when they
don't know who incoming email address is from, dance and smile when you
switch the phone on, etc etc....
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Received on Wed Aug 8 19:37:53 2001