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[gategrrl]

 You think cell phones are pervasive here in the US? Just look and see what it's like in Japan. Now, this is a scary story featuring how dependent many children are on their cell phones, and how isolating it is for many of them.

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[seanchaidh.livejournal.com]

Yeesh.

This comment amused me, though: ""They feel insecure without cellphones, just the way sales people do without their name cards," he said."

I was never insecure without mine. :)

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had to read that sentence a couple of times before I believed what I was reading. Um...most salespeople HATE having their first names on name cards...unless the article writer meant business cards. That would make more sense.