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the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Yeah this is generally the take I hear the most. The smartphone is presented as a necessity and for a lot of people that may be true, but what it really is is a tool for capitalism. It spies on you, gives you fomo, serves you ads, gives access to all kinds of addictive content… oh and work apps!

It’s like AI, shoved down our throats until people think it’s needed. It’s not.

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Your smartphone serves you ads?

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LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yeah except I do actually need one for work, paying rent, paying bills etc. It’s a helluva position of privilege to be able to say no to something like that, and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t have a car, which is far less necessary.

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- the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You can’t do those things any other way, eh? That’s crazy…
  
  It’s a privilege to say no, eh? Interesting take.
  
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  - LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    No, we cannot do those things any other way.
    
    Yes, it’s a privilege to be able to simply say no to having a bank account, for one you’d need to not be in paid employment and not on any financial assistance, so basically a NEET and/or like a foreign-born investor, for which you need to be pretty rich.
    
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    the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    You do realize bank accounts and paying bills existed before smartphones, right? There are still people out there that don’t use credit/cards, mail in bill payments and refuse to use smartphones and yet still DUI the things you think can’t be done without a smartphone. Blue collar workers also exist. But this is another pointless interaction so what’s it really matter.
    
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Soup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I would say you’re missing some nuance in these arguments, though.

With a phone people no longer need laptops or full-sized computers and they also get a phone and camera to go along with it. They get a lot of power even just using fairly mundane apps like email, file storage, and a calendar. And then you have access to the internet and all the power that comes with that.

AI, on the other hand, is hot fucking garbage at everything it does. Why anyone uses it I can’t say, it’s so bad and it’s known that it’s actively making people dumber. I don’t touch the stuff and my life has been going just fine.

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