Why I’m Using a Flip Phone
I don&#x27;t have a phone. <i>At all.</i> Whenever government things or banks ask me for a phone number, I just say none. Persistent computer forms that won&#x27;t take no for an answer are fed the phone number of the company that is asking for a phone.<p>Most people find this utterly unthinkable and seem to project their anxiety of not having a phone on to me. What about emergencies? How do you do this? How do you do that? What if this happens?<p>Truth is, most of those things don&#x27;t happen and I get along just fine. I talk to people in my life via email or in person. I use videochat on my laptop to talk to people if we need a more intimate and immediate communication than email. I schedule things ahead of time and request that others please do their best to keep to that scheduled appointment. I&#x27;m ready to handle a few minutes of uncertainty if they&#x27;re slightly late or be outright stood up in the case of genuine emergencies. Or I just tell people that I&#x27;ll be available whenever and that they can come at their convenience between this hour and that hour.<p>I like my life this way. It&#x27;s not bad. It&#x27;s pretty okay.