# Do you carry your cell phone with you at home?

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**Created:** [March 26, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home/999390 "2024-03-26T14:33:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home/999390/30 "2024-03-26T02:44:30Z")

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> [@Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition/963442/9321):
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> > [@EllisDee](#):
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> > Do people really just keep their phone in their pocket while they are home?
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> Yes. Of course.
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> The vexation of it making noise elsewhere in the house reminds me of the vexation when the landline phone used to ring in the other room and there was a mad dash to answer it before the other end hung up.
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> Why would I set that primitive vexing situation up here in 2024 when having the thing in my pocket at all times prevents that? I’d be happier if it was the size and weight of a paperclip, but that’s coming.

You may soon be able to dispense with the paperclip-size thing, too, and just have a cell phone implanted directly into your brain! Elmo’s Neuralink tech may be able to help with that. 😉

Here’s my policy. My cell phone permanently lives on the little half-wall between the kitchen and the family room. Why? Because I almost never use it. Sure, it beeps, warbles, and squawks from time to time, apparently desperate for attention, but I just ignore it. If anyone has anything important to say to me, my **landline desk phone** is right here beside me. Though if I don’t recognize the caller I ignore that, too. The ringer is turned off. I know there’s an incoming call only because of the flashing light, and the dimly heard ringer from the phone downstairs, which is turned down very low.

The only reason I have a cell phone at all is because I take it with me in the car for emergencies and other exceptional situations.

My whole attitude with regard to our modern hyper-connected society is “leave me the fuck alone”. I’m not saying you’re wrong, esteemed @LSLGuy, I’m just remarking on how different we are despite being of the same generation.

Regards,  
An Old Fart extremely protective of his peace and privacy and his kid-free lawn.

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