I’ve joined the ranks of the world again…

A few years ago I gave up my cell phone--well it was technically a year and a half I lived without using it, a year and a half my friends weren't able to text me with any ease, a year and a half that reaching out had to be done via email, facebook messages or that old analog way, the landline. I sometimes see writers undertake such an endeavor and it always seems to be some kind of thing worth writing an online diary over, like it's some addiction that needs explaining, like every moment is a possible memorable one throughout a day while not having access to your personal computer device. I mean, I get it, I do. I am one of those people who would sit in coffee shops not on the phone, sit in waiting rooms not on the phone, go to parks and sit in the park (also not on the phone), and I also drive NOT on the phone. I realize that things have exponentially become worse with these little devices we hold. I mean worse in terms of attention span and contact...it seems people feel the need to get their acknowledgment on social media, ...