Driving my father's car down Peachtree

Scan of a handwritten participatory workshop contribution

Describe a time when your mobile phone made you feel powerful.

“I WAS DRIVING MY FATHER'S CAR DOWN PEACHTREE IN 1972/3 AMID ATLANTA'S HAIGHT ASHBURY DISTRICT! HE HAD A FIRST MOBILE PHONE MOUNTED ON HIS CONSOLE, I CALLED A FRIEND & HANDED THE PHONE OUT THE WINDOW TO THE CAR NEXT TO ME (AS FAR AS THE CORD WOULD GO!) TO BRIDGE THE CULTURAL GAP OF A CAR-BASED WORLD."

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