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Coiled and Unbothered
Having explored why dial-up internet is better, why VHS tapes are better than DVDs and Blu-Ray, and why SaaSS is your digital savior, we now turn to the cell phone.
Remember when you weren't expected to be reachable while buying groceries, walking the dog, or sitting on the toilet? Today we carry fragile glass rectangles that require constant charging, eavesdrop on our conversations to sell us shoes, and vibrate without end. It's exhausting.
Fortunately, the solution already exists, and it's probably hanging on a wall at a thrift store near you. Here's why the corded landline telephone is better than any smart phone.
The freedom of immobility. Smartphones advertise themselves as "mobile," yet that actually translates to "inescapable." You're expected to answer emails on the train and handle text messages while out to dinner. A corded phone, by contrast, physically ties you to a wall. That coiled plastic cord isn't a leash; it's a built-in boundary that protects your peace. When you leave the house, the phone remains behind. You become unreachable, untrackable, and present in the real world.