I couldn’t help but wonder… are we actually in control of our devices, or are they just buzzing us into a corner? Or, perhaps even worse… What happens when the buzzing stops altogether?

Usually the issue that people complain about is being notified too much but what about when the exact opposite happens. What happens when it no longer lets you know anything? When it doesn’t notify you about anything at all? 

You find yourself caught in a different kind of trap. You’re not being chased but you are being ghosted. For something that seemed to never shut the fuck up it certainly is completely quiet now. It’s like being in some fucked up abusive relationship where you just keep coming back for more but there isn’t anything there anymore. The only thing that is left is just silence. 

And in that silence, I realized that I actually hated this stupid fucking phone. Nothing about it made me want to stick around. Instead I was looking back at other phones that I had before reminiscing about what I missed from them. Although while they weren’t perfect they weren’t a complete mess at least then I knew what was going on. While this is such a minimal problem to have a truly a “first world” kind of problem it is still my problem.

I can only sit in a quiet room for so long before I realize I’m the only one still trying to have a conversation. I have decided to stop waiting for a “spark” that is clearly gone. It was time to break up with this stupid phone and simply walk out. I’m not just personally annoyed but I feel like my lack of presence and not responding to people is just as annoying for them.

-XoXo Gossip Girl.