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As a matter of practice, no one would carry a physical, metal key they use once a year. The key-card tackles this problem. It can be tucked away in a wallet.
by ip26 5y ago
As a matter of practice, no one would carry a physical, metal key they use once a year. The key-card tackles this problem. It can be tucked away in a wallet.
- eropple 5y agoI carry a physical, metal key for my car that I’ve used once in four years. It’s part of the key fob. It’s on my key ring. I carry a physical, metal key I’ve never used. It unlocks the back door of my house. I carry another physical, metal key I’ve never used too, now that I think about it: the one that unlocks the keypad front door if the battery dies. Do you not have other keys? Or like, is it up to Amazon or whoever, along with battery electrochemistry, to let you into your house, too? (“Physical, metal key”. That actually makes me incredulous, to be honest, as if carrying three grams is a burden. Are we just a parody of ourselves now?)
- ip26 5y agoThis is like carrying a thick wallet with every card you might ever need. It's logistically advantageous, but most of the time it just gives you back pain (thick wallets in back pockets mess up posture). You can do what works for you! But I like to stash fail-safe keys in strategic places, like a house key in the car, and a car key in the house. By "physical, metal key" I'm just disambiguating between key fobs, key cards, phone-keys, and tumbler keys.
- lost-found 5y agoI only carry my phone and my wallet when I go out. If I’m driving I bring my car’s key fob, no attached keys. I get in through my garage. If the power is out for some reason, I can grab my spare key hidden on the property. Why would I want to bring a physical, metal key around with me? Is it the 1900s?