> But.. none of that does or should require a smart phone really
Well yes, it doesn’t. I used to ask people for directions without a world map, not understand the street signs in a foreign county, come how to a spouse telling me go buy milk since we’re out of it.
Most of technological advances in the last 30 years are conveniences. You could argue ad absurdum since you don’t need most of technology to survive.
Like, you don’t need a laptop if you think about it. You could just do all your work in the office.
But it's not ad absurdum, it's a degree of visceral discomfort for tolerating either the most shallow of discomforts, or the least shallow such as experiencing the vulnerability of navigating a culture without knowing exactly where you are at all times.
A laptop is just a marginally different tech choice according to whether I like a bit of variety in my office setting. I don't have a printer or scanner at home, I walk down to the library, but if I no use for laptop over a desktop I'd pick that, which I do for my gaming pc. If I couldn't pick a laptop, that one could argue I've adapted to having, I'd just adapt to not, it's not a big deal.
Well yes, it doesn’t. I used to ask people for directions without a world map, not understand the street signs in a foreign county, come how to a spouse telling me go buy milk since we’re out of it.
Most of technological advances in the last 30 years are conveniences. You could argue ad absurdum since you don’t need most of technology to survive.
Like, you don’t need a laptop if you think about it. You could just do all your work in the office.