No, this isn't an old fogey joke. (They always make me wonder, constantly, why we elders make fun of ourselves and then expect to be respected. Stop the old folk jokes. Old age is not funny, it's simply natural,) Anyway, The Chat Line thing down in the corner that most of you have met, is actually useless because we are led to think we are speaking to a human who can solve our problem. What? Of late, I had trouble with a famous delivery company because I did not give them my cell phone number for their, not my, security. I can't see why I have to do it their way. I don't use my cell phone unless I am going out and that is for my security only. Otherwise, I pay a lot for the thing and it sits around charged and costing me money. Why do I want to carry around a cell phone all day long? I don't need to be in constant touch with friends or relatives. I have a life. They have a life. I have a land line that serves me perfectly. I decided I don't really need to have an account with this famous delivery company but investigated beforehand, to see what would happen if I cancelled. Plenty! This company has big muscles. Quitting it, quits a lot more than you might think. I am forced to continue with it. I got over the angry feeling that I am now a slave to a company and a machine, and learned also, that I can't "fight city hall". The fight is a losing battle because I am not dealing with a human. I tried fighting a powerful machine company and the two of us don't speak the same language. To win the battle with this company, I was forced to impart my cell phone number to them. Like it or not. They have the power in this world. I feel enslaved more and more by the demands of a technological world, even though it interferes with my personal life. If I try to live outside of that realm, I am lost. I need delivery because I am not mobile but I am trusting and trustworthy. I am, however, losing that independence gradually, in this world, and handing it to forces that are electronic machines. I can't "fight city hall", namely it. Science fiction is now reality.
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