My phone is dead

How many times do you see people post on Facebook, “My phone is dead. If you need to reach me send an email or dial this #”. These folks often go on to explain that since their phone is dead they can’t listen to their music.  Why do you need to tell us? We can figure out if your phone doesn’t work the features on it won’t.  More important, do you think we care if you can’t blast your music out of your phone?

One can be sure these nuts ran right to their laptop or another mobile device to announce to the world their phone is down.  Do they really think their 500 or so Facebook friends or other social media app contacts give a damn?

Most of these people are not in high-level positions where they really need to be reachable 24/7.  Let’s face it if they were in that situation it unlikely they’d resort to posting this on Facebook. Can you imagine the commanding officer of a police precinct announcing to his social media friends, “his phone is dead?” Or a CEO of a Fortune 500 company making the announcement?

Really, do you think you’re that important that if your phone dies or you lose it that you need to tell the world?

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