Better Than Thou
I remember when the iPhone came out there were complaints that it was a bad idea to put so much power into a device that people regularly lose or break, and the example I heard over and over again was “what happens when I drop my $600 iPhone in the toilet?” It was said that people wouldn’t spend a pile of money on a device that could so easily become useless. I on the other hand thought it was a great step forward to have so much power at your fingertips all the time. I suppose you might lose your phone in a cab or something, but I seriously doubt anyone could drop their phone in a toilet.
I’ve had four cell phones, and none of them has ever broken or gotten (permanently) lost. Lindsey on the other hand has broken her last two cell phones. The last one had a smashed in button from being dropped and eventually died when she dropped it (again) in a rain puddle in the street. Loving husband that I am, I ridiculed her for not being more careful with her phone and pointed out my own unblemished record of cellular stewardship. I’ve always thought that if you take care of your things, especially electronic things that cost a lot of money and can text and play pac-man at the same time, you’ll have no problems and your devices will serve you for years to come.
And then I realized what a bullshit-spouting hypocrite I am when I dropped my cellphone into a urinal this afternoon.
The splash was loud, and my cursing was louder. How about that smart phone, dear?
