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I don't think this is practical. Say you need to get home at night. Without a phone, you can't call an Uber, you can't see if there's public transit still runni

I don't think this is practical. Say you need to get home at night. Without a phone, you can't call an Uber, you can't see if there's public transit still running (schedules have changed a lot over the past 1-2 years), you can't take pictures or videos of anything you witness, etc. In theory with a basic phone you have some inferior options (like calling a cab company and praying until the cab arrives), but in practice the world has moved on.

zerocount 5y ago
You're right about the world moving on. It's not practical for most people. I'm 51 and don't use it for much except texting and the hotspot, but I still take it with me if I'm expecting a call while I'm outside the house. When you grow up without a phone, you prepare more than you have to now. You just learn the streets so you don't need a map app. Bring a jacket in case you break down and have to walk. Carry a can of 'fix-a-flat' in the car or a plug kit to take care of flat tires. I'm too set in my ways to change.