Let's hear from you: Can you live without those gadgets?
Monday, May 12, 2008 5:55 PM PDT
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleCan teenagers today break away from cell phones, laptops and iPods for a week?
How did young people track each other’s lives without Facebook and MySpace? Are young people today too dependent on technology?
The Daily News is looking for a group of tech-savvy teenagers to unplug their gadgets for one week and tell us what it’s like. If you are up for the challenge, contact reporter Leila Summers at (360) 577-2524 or lsummers@tdn.com.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO wrote on May 13, 2008 5:58 PM:
" Asking for this is like asking a couch potato to walk to work, or a smoker to simply "not smoke," or a junk food junkie to eat a salad. Will not happen. These questions speak to a larger question - the reason for our future societal 'failure.' We're each TOO important to make the small changes necessary to ensure the success of our population as a whole. That's what it really boils down to. "
cheney119 wrote on May 19, 2008 4:11 PM:
" My space my eye; 1,111,000 friends you've never even met. Those aren't friends, they aren't even aquaintances. I have a laptop computer, cellphone, mp3 player but I still read the paper (made from newsprint) and listen to the radio. "
hmmmm wrote on May 24, 2008 2:15 AM:
" I'm not a teenage anymore but was 4 years ago I think I could go for a month without my cellphone or ipod but I couldn't go more then a few days without the internet. It's how I stay in contact with my family, how I keep up with the news, heck I wouldnt be able to read these articles without the internet because I no longer live in the area. So I would say no, MOST teenagers probably can't go that long without all three of those things. I'm sure they could go without 1 or 2 for a week but not all three. "
apriln wrote on May 28, 2008 12:31 PM:
" i wrote a letter i would like to send in. where and how do i do this? "
Leslie Slape wrote on May 28, 2008 1:33 PM:
" Send your letter to Leila Summers, The Daily News, P.O. Box 189, Longview, WA 98632, or e-mail it using the link in the story. "
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