I imagine you must have simple lives with no dependents or loved ones counting on you, or whom you wish to keep tabs on. Everywhere I am, I can receive communication about my minor children. What I find unnecessary are land line phones because I’m never sitting by one. I need to know if my driving child is in trouble and if my child got sick at preschool.
Communication can save lives and prevent danger. I lived before cell phones but it’s not a “newfangled crazy thing” to me. It’s an amazing bit of tech I don’t want to be without.
You might an annual CAT scan of your mastoid area behind your ear(s). Catch it early.