--- Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
awhile back, a pen-pal from Bolvia forwarded a message
from Chile.
There, the home of the first neo-liberal revolution
(in 1973) -- the cult
of the cell phone had gone so far that some drivers
had whittled fake
ones out of wood so that they could look as
--- Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it seems to me that cell phones are at best a mixed
blessing. (I have
one, but I hate it: it rings when I'm driving, so I
either have to pull
over to talk or drive in a risky way. This morning it
interrupted a
good song by Townes Van Zandt.) They are
Chris D writes:
Russia practically has a full-fledged cult of the
mobile phone. About half the population has one (as
opposed to about 5% in 1998). It's a social symbol
that says you're part of the middle class, even if you
really aren't. People practically organize their lives
around those
[was: RE: [PEN-L] Cuba: siempre con combate]
Ulhas writes: 75% Singaporeans, 50% Malaysians 33% of Thais
have cell phones. How many cell phones Cuba has?
it seems to me that cell phones are at best a mixed blessing. (I have one, but I hate
it: it rings when I'm driving, so I either have to
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Devine,
James
Sent: 23 July 2004 00:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: phones and human welfare
[was: RE: [PEN-L] Cuba: siempre con combate]
Ulhas writes: 75% Singaporeans, 50% Malaysians 33% of Thais
have cell phones. How many cell phones Cuba has?
it seems
Devine, James wrote:
In any event, there's no way one could reduce human
welfare to either cell phones or all phones.
300 million Indians watch CTVs today, but I know there
is no way one could reduce human welfare to CTVs.
Ulhas
