#existing everywhere

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Existing Everywhere by Sewerslvt

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Telephonophobia

We are living in an age of instantaneous connectivity. Anybody, anywhere in the world has the opportunity to connect to you, right now, regardless of whether you want it or not. They just pick up the phone and dial the magic number letting all the electrics and mechanics and radio waves do the hard work for them. This technology is amazing. Until it's taken for granted. Now it's an expectancy that they can contact you at any time, via the internet, social networks, telephone, text, email, mobile, anywhere, even in the privacy of your own home. The phone rings, that incessant shrill piercing alarm sound interrupting whatever brief moment of solitude. The only way it could be more annoying is if the receiver could pick itself up and repeatedly beat you across the face with itself yelling "Hey!" "Listen!" "Ring! Ring!" "Pay attention to me!" And you're conditioned to pick it up, because "What if it's an emergency?" asks your partner, standing in the doorway berating you about why you aren't picking up the phone. It reminds you of your friend, Jeff, who persistently repeats your name as if stuck in some endless nightmare record loop until you finally just pay attention. "Terry. Terry. Terry. Look at this. Terry. Terry. Terry. Look. Terry." So you drag yourself across the room to get it, just in case. You lift it from the receiver and the smooth, plastic voice of some telemarketer worms its way down the line and licks the inside of your ear while you passive-aggressively tell him to just fuck off, slamming down the phone in the politest way possible. It wasn't an emergency, but at least you didn't miss the opportunity to save 10% on your car insurance.