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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 415706" data-attributes="member: 2238">Making me fight a flame war, ok, fine... We will get back to this. (1)I agree, but as a DM, I take time to prepare my presentation.  If the opposing attorney's cell phone went off while he was in court and the judge was talking, how do you think the judge would feel?  Thats how a DM feels.  Evergencies are cool, work is cool.  Trivial stuff is not cool. You are an attorney.  And you have just told me that your cell phone is needed for your work and increases your well being.  See, you personally love cell phones, even inside a game.  So your bias is obvious - and hence your credibility on the issue is zero.Ever take fencing?You are making assumptions.  Namely you assume that because I have a problem with people misusing technology and have the guts to point out that they cause people to stop paying attention to what they are doing (be that talking to loved ones in person, driveing orwhat have you) that I live without a cellphone.   I hope you don't make assumptionslike that with your clients.    I'm not a self hater, I just have a sense of self worth that is greater than what you are used to.  It has nothing to do with sacredness of my D&D time and has everything to do with a ladder of respect.  Your clients are more important and thats cool.  They and your family are higher on your ladder than I and your DM are.  And if you are married with children, then that is as it should be.  If you were talking to me face to face, I will let you know that I am unhappy when you interrupt me to take a cell call.  Cause when I and your DM are within voice range of you, I think you should offer me and your DM  the common human decency of a few rungs on your ladder.  I am not bashing.  TV is great if a little over used.  Radio had its uses and it also had its shining moments.  Computers are handy.  Technology is a two way street.  It can empower you or it can mess up your life.  Lots of people do not have the self control that you and I have.  They become couch potatoes, freak out at War of the Worlds, and learn to shoot up schools.  They also endanger thier lives and drive while talking on a cell phone, and somtimes ignore thier friends and what they are doing.  And that to me is sad.  peace. Aaron.</blockquote>

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