Being 24 years old, I like to think I'm still hip. And I think I am, most of the time. I am not oblivious to style trends and what the kids are watching on MTV, but I am lacking in all forms of knowledge on technology advancement since 2000.
I have no idea how to use an Ipod. Any kind of video game made after Sega and Super Nintendo is beyond my comprehension.
I was slapped in the face with this realization recently when I got a new cell phone. I hadn't upgraded since I got the free crap phone from Verizon over 2 years ago. No frills, no picture-taking abilities, just a phone, nothing else.
As I talked on the phone to my Verizon buddy about changing my calling plan, she told me I was also eligible for a new phone for free. She then continued to laugh at the phone I currently was using. As she rattled off all the features of the new phone I would be receiving, and I told her "No, really, I don't need a headset. I don't talk on my phone that much." And, "Why do I need to watch CNN clips on my cell phone? I don't think I need that feature." I could tell she thought I was a loser.
I had begrudgingly got into the cell phone world two years ago because I drove a certifiable death trap (1993 Chevy Beretta) and had to be on the road for work. But now, as I try to catch up on my phone's capabilities, I am feeling like an old lady....or like my parents when I try and teach them how to "use the e-mail." My youthfulness is ending way before its time.
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Try being 29 and needing reading glasses to use your cell phone. Someone get me some prune juice STAT!
I was sitting in Los Cazadores in Missoula yesterday having a late lunch and noticed EVERY SINGLE PERSON (except for 2 - both smoking cigs instead) was on a cell phone. I was thinking how out of touch I am when I walk down the street and have left my cell phone at home ... GASP!
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