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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

THIS! 💯THIS! I’ve been talking since all this shit began that if it came to that, I’d get rid of my smartphone in a heartbeat rather than give in on this madness!

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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

Brilliant!!!! Whenever I go to a restaurant and they ask me to use the QR code I say "I don't do QR codes". LOL!!!!

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In case anyone wants the QR code for this page, here it is: https://0x0.st/og2X.png

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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

Love this one!👍

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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

Amen, and Amen!

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"I'd rather kiss my smart phone goodbye."

The problem is, too many people can't/couldn't/wouldn't.

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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

Anne and her readers are Luddites.

Long live the Luddites!

https://www.britannica.com/event/Luddite

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Could not agree more! I resisted smartphone use for a long time and when we finally got them I had a sinking feeling that nothing good would come of them.

What smartphone and social media use has done to teens ( I have one) is especially unconscionable!

In fact it makes piping hot mad! I fantasize about smashing our smartphones all to bits. 💥🔨💣

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Telephone technology peaked with the answering machine.

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I am working on an article about quitting my cell phone. So far I am on day 3 of not having used it at all--just landline phones. Could I include this cartoon? It really nails a major reason to abstain from them.

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Nice one! I have just recently swapped my smart phone for a good old-fashioned dumb phone (phone calls and text messages only) and for the real peace of mind that comes with it. Fortunately for me, I'm at an age (I'm a classic Baby-Boomer) where I can convincingly pull off the 'old duffer, still living in the past' routine (I still have a landline phone, so ancient am I).

Cheers,

Phil from Australia

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Nov 3, 2022Liked by Anne Gibbons

Dumb phone for the win.

And a multi week battery life as well.

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Hi Anne, I made a song dedicated to Emily Oster and her Rothschild Rag, 'The Atlantic'

https://0x0.st/og39.mp3

~

So you say you want amnesty

but I see no reason why

can't you see how it feels for me

i'm likin seein you cry

but it's much too late ... so goodbye

yes it's much too late ... so go die

i'm so through with this poo from you

cause all you say is a lie

now you say you were just confused

but that's a buffalo pie

and it's much too late ... so goodbye

now it's much too late ... so go die

job said I had to stay away

you made economy die

then you pushed the mRNA

stuck the jab in my eye

now it's much too late ... so goodbye

yes it's much too late ... so go die

then you told me to jab me kids

and they just started to die

now your starting to get the shits

and you still won't admit why

now it's much too late ... so goodbye

yes it's much too late ... so go die

~

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