If someone promised you ten thousand dollars for going without your cell phone for a month, would you try to do it?
2006-09-18 06:49:29 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2006-09-18 07:07:11 · update #1
I would toss my cell phone for a good Apple pie.
2006-09-18 06:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by hutmikttmuk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I lived the first 23 years of my life without cell phones. Today, I still hate them. People at restaraunts, movies, driving, grocery stores always talking on their cell phones. They have made the world too small a place. You no longer have the option to just not be home. I would take the $10,000 with a smile, although I would probably have to go out and buy a cell phone so I would have one to not use first.
2006-09-18 06:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by Medic123456789 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would not be difficult for me to go without a cell phone for a month. It would be difficult for me to believe that anyone with ten thousand dollars had nothing better to do with it.
2006-09-18 08:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I believed they really had the money, then absolutely. A cell phone is a nice convenience, for sure, but it is not a necessity for life. Ten thousand dollars, however, could pay my rent for almost a year.
2006-09-18 06:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by Obi_San 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. My cell phone is mostly for emergency situations. I think an emergency is very difficult to schedule. I think the money would be great, but I wouldn't put myself or someone else in harm's way for money. I would definitely try my best to stay away from this kind of bribe.
2006-09-18 09:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by mike t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but could I use my husbands? Or maybe I'd do something wild like the Twilight Zone episode where the person was bet they couldn't go a year without talking. In order to succeed he had his vocal cords cut... Really though, I don't use it that much... we have 3 phone lines on 500 minutes.
2006-09-18 06:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by amlikam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes. for 10 thousand, I would throw my phone in the garbage and go for 6 months without it. LOL
2006-09-18 06:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by susan w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
I do admit they are convenient & good for safety reasons, but I also think people depend on them too much.
I also can't stand when people talk on their cell phones in a social situation. That's rude.
Also, I believe that, as a society, we over-communicate.
2006-09-18 08:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by Red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. easily, i personally use less than 300 minutes a month. cell phones arent everything to everyone. I mean i went 17 year w/o one, i pretty sure i could go a month.
2006-09-18 06:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Hey You! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HECK YEAH! i use my cell phone everyday, but i would stop for a month for ten thousand.
2006-09-18 06:57:48 · answer #10 · answered by ~Ang~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋