This also cost many lives for something so useless. To think that if people could stay away from their phones for long periods of time they would be able to interact with each other and actually have conversations instead of texting with emojis. Without cell phones, society could return to some traditions such as simply talking to your neighbors or the postman or whoever was nearby. When I was younger I didn't have a cell phone to go out with my friends I would go down the street and knock on their door to see if they were home. Furthermore, today most teenagers don't even knock on the door, they simply text their friend to let him know that they are doing so.