alt Hacker News> Nowadays, you can no longer exist in society without a phone
Hyperbole doesn’t help. I’m a 44 year old former software engineer now with a modest social media following (100k per platform). I don’t have a phone.
I’ve never had a smart phone, last dumb phone gone in 2015.
I have to hassle my bank to let me use email instead of SMS for 2FA, and I hand jot notes for driving directions sometimes.
Otherwise, I’m immensely happy not to have one.
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slumberlust • yesterday at 8:30 PM
How could it be hyperbole when you give two examples of the increasing pain?
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tabiv • today at 1:33 AM
A big issue for me was events that require digital only tickets. I haven't been able to work around that yet.
nerdsniper • yesterday at 10:16 PM
I mean, I cant rent city bicycles without a phone in a lot of cities or use uber or lyft but okay.
This is the way! I do not have a smartphone. I print maps, use email, print boarding cards, do my banking and shopping with a web browser, pay with cash or a debit card.
I think people have been brain washed to believe they can no longer live life without being enslaved by a surveillance device.
Lost? Ask for directions. Need a map? Go to a hotel or a tourist center, or print one in advance.