Allure of the Apple

So yesterday afternoon three of us Groovies went smart phone shopping.  One already had her newer Droid and went as our advisor.  One had a phone from the dark ages and was thrilled to be coming into the 21st century.  And me, hating my current smart phone for 2 years and happy to finally be eligible for an upgrade.

What did we buy?  The dark ages Groovy bought a bright white iphone that gleams with the possibilities of total connectedness.  Me?  I haven't made up my mind yet.  Part of me thinks all this obsession over technical "connectedness" is really not being connected at all, and part of me wants "in."  I just don't see me walking around with a phone attached to the palm of my hand. It really is offensive to be with someone, even in a group setting, who is constantly checking her phone, as if the phone was better company than the "live" people around her.  Real life slips by while virtual life becomes a poor substitute for reality.

A blogger I follow said she's signing off all social media for the entire month of November.  It's not that she's inherently against such connections, but she feels a need to go deeper into areas of her life that require more reflection and contemplation.  I know what she's talking about.  And yet, here I am wrestling over my next phone.  Go figure.

P.S. It will probably be a 16g white iphone 4S.  Yep, I'm thinking of crossing over and leaving OS land.  It shouldn't really matter since aren't all smart phones "smart?"  But the allure of Apple is hard to resist.  Even Eve didn't do a very good job of it in the Garden of Eden.