yet they’re still priced and treated culturally like luxury toys

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    11 months ago

    As someone who has rocked one or another burner flip-phones for over a decade, I would like to politely disagree.

    Smartphones are handy conveniences but not absolute necessities.

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      11 months ago

      If you want to listen to music on the go, that’s another device you would need to carry now. What about just buying a ticket for the bus? I ain’t gonna talk to another pwrson! Train ticket? Easier to buy on my phone than on those machines. Do those even take anything but cash? Hell if I know.

      I could continue. Sure, you can get by without one but it’s just a HUGE hassle nowadays.