- 1998: Solidarity (“Yeah, me neither—I hate those things!”)
- 1999: Envy (“Lucky you; I had to get one for work.”)
- 2000: Indifference (“Okay, what’s your home phone number then?”)
- 2001: Encouragement (“You should get one—you can play Tetris on them now!”)
- 2002: Confusion (“I thought you were, like, a tech guy.”)
- 2003: Sympathy (“They’re getting pretty cheap. You’ll be able to afford one soon.”)
- 2004: Irritation (“So how am I supposed to get a hold of you?”)
- 2005: Derision (“If we go out tonight I’ll send you a fax.”)
- 2006: Skepticism (“Are you serious?”)
- 2007: Awe (“Wow, you’re like the last one.”)
- 2008: Incomprehension (“You don’t … how …?”)
[source…]
…as someone who got into the cell-phone game probably around 2005-2006, I might have held out until 2007 if I had known that awe was the next reaction in line. It’s like the twelve steps of luddite-is.
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