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I don't feel dumber. I traded information to Google in exchange for convenience. Now maybe that wasn't worth it to you, but I'd avoid speaking for all of us. My
by jhall1468 8y ago
I don't feel dumber. I traded information to Google in exchange for convenience. Now maybe that wasn't worth it to you, but I'd avoid speaking for all of us. My smart phone makes me a functional member of society, that's worth a bit of privacy.
- millstone 8y agoWhat if you could have that convenience without trading information? Weather, stock prices, recipes, music, traffic, timers, shopping lists, etc. don't require sharing any of your personal information.
- ReverseCold 8y agoRight, what if? Someone needs to make it happen.
- Zombieball 8y agoFor free?
- ctz 8y agoI'm interested in how you think weather or traffic (for example) would work. Would you download all weather and traffic for every location/road on earth? That's quite a lot of data.
- Majestic121 8y agoI don't think it is required to have a smartphone to be 'a functional member of society'.
- jhall1468 8y agoFor me it is. I have ADD and my phone is a God send for not forgetting things.
- thoughtpalette 8y agoI can never go back to not having the worlds map/navigation in the palm of my hand. I would love to go back to a dumb phone if not for the very crucial feature for me.
- wott 8y ago> My smart phone makes me a functional member of society This statement leaves me speechless. A huge feeling of vertigo. Are we really there?
- deagle50 8y agoOnly if we allow ad tech biz to dictate the definition of "functional member." So far they are winning. At one point my mom yelled at me for never checking Facebook, she genuinely thought I was being rude. This a war of attrition. FOMO is powerful and most people eventually give in. The companies co-opt your friends and family against you. They don't even realize what is happening.
- sangnoir 8y agoWould you prefer it if it gp had instead said "My computer makes me a functional member of society"? For many people, the only computer they have is the smart phone, it's how they look for (and apply for jobs), do some banking, check emails and keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues.
- jhall1468 8y agoTry to be less assuming. I have ADD. Calendars with reminders are an enormous value to me, or I would frequently miss meetings and deadlines.