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Yeah, but we all know this stuff because we live on the internet. How much tech experience does the average homeless/poor person have when they buy their first
by unabridged 10y ago
Yeah, but we all know this stuff because we live on the internet. How much tech experience does the average homeless/poor person have when they buy their first phone (ie get their first internet access)?
- vilmosi 10y agoPoor people aren't necessarily stupid. Seriously...
- stagbeetle 10y agoExperience != Intelligence Phones are a luxury, what percentage of the poor demographic do you think can afford a smartphone? Much less, know how to operate something they've never had experience with.
- vilmosi 10y agoWhat are you talking about?! BILLIONS of people have smartphones. It's not such a new and expensive tech anymore.
- stagbeetle 10y agoStay civil. Around 2 billion people have cellphones (~30% of the population) which is a minority. Although, in the U.S 64% of those in poverty have a smartphone[1]. Maybe you confused my generality for locality. I'm talking in broad strokes, all over the world (not just the developed world). [1] http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/ http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/
- vilmosi 10y agoSorry if I came across a bit direct. It's just that your own numbers show that 2/3 poor people own a smartphone, compared to 4/5 in general (in the US). That's not a luxury item by any definition. And you're not including the fact that people might have access to the Internet anyway, even if they don't own a smartphone. Or their friend might have a smartphone... Or they might have a kid who knows about smartphones. Or they see ads for a smartphone. Get it?
- stagbeetle 10y agoI get it. I was referencing poor people as a whole, not solely from the U.S.A.
- vilmosi 10y agoOn an article about healthcare costs in the US... I hope you understand why I got confused, sorry about that.
- stagbeetle 10y agoIt's my bad. I used broad strokes where finer ones were needed.
- zeroer 10y agoYea, but it doesn't help.