Being Connected

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In the poem "Being Connected," I believe the idea of having telephones that have long curly cords at the end and operators that connect wires is better than all of the new technology that we have today. I also think that the new technology is okay, but all it gives you is a constant buzz and a never-ending mindless chatter. Maybe one day I will start having the same emotion or feeling about the newer source of technology like I do about the older source of technology. How do you feel about the whole situation?

If you had to make a decision of picking the best one, witch one would you pick. I honestly think the newest version of technology is better because it gives you a lot more research and it has a lot more Information. The

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