People bragging about 'IT this and IT that' are politicians and mandarins. Going against the tide, some people, especially middle-aged men, are refusing to get a cellular phone, including Odajima. It's not because they don't know how to use mobiles. If you are a high school or university student you may get invitations for parties or nice messages from your pals. But middle-aged men's conversations are dominated by money and business topics.
Computers are the same.
If you have one at home, you end up doing your ork at home on holidays. So it really comes down to the fun factor. In fact, you don't need e-mails to live your life, but you are branded as a dinosaur without one. Odajima also rejects the idea that the Internet makes your life easier. I think 70 percent of what has been said about the Internet is nonsense.