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One of the most common addictions now is cellphone addiction. But especially since the pandemic it's hard to do anything without a cell phone. You need your QR
by carlmr 5y ago
One of the most common addictions now is cellphone addiction. But especially since the pandemic it's hard to do anything without a cell phone. You need your QR codes everywhere for testing or showing you're tested, show your vaccinations, check in to restaurants, etc.
- simlevesque 5y ago> You need your QR codes everywhere for testing or showing you're tested, show your vaccinations You can do all of that without a phone.
- gpas 5y agoYou are right. Print the qr and put in your wallet like any elderly person I know does.
- krageon 5y agoNot here. It is technically possible to use a printed version, but they're not actually accepted anywhere. No phone means no access.
- vaylian 5y agoOdd. Is it because the people who do the access control (think that they) have to follow strict procedures, or why isn't a printout accepted?
- krageon 5y agoThere's a lot of fraud with the printed/pdf variants, so they are not accepted anymore. How an app prevents such things, I have no idea.
- benjaminwootton 5y agoFortunately have never had to show a test or a vaccine pass on a phone. Boy am I glad I’ve been living in England these last few years if that’s becoming normalised!
- carlmr 5y agoExcept the tests you have to scan a QR to register, get the result by email etc. Sure it's "possible" but then you have to take a photo of all QRs of all the test centers you might want to use, register for those at home, go there, go home to print the email. Rinse and repeat every day. So you could do that and waste 3h a day doing it, or you carry a phone. The registration in restaurants a lot of restaurants don't accept paper registration anymore either.
- lelandfe 5y agoMercifully, shoes do not require identification before you go on a walk sans phone.
- ThinkingGuy 5y agoSomewhere in Silicon Valley, I have no doubt that the first "smart shoes" are under development.
- brimble 5y agoShoes that link to fitness trackers already exist. A quick Google reveals shoes with integrated bluetooth speakers, and shoes for the blind (not sure what those do, but I gather it does involve electronics).
- Karunamon 5y agoI think "cellphone addiction" isn't really a thing, the phone is just a means to an end. It's going to be what's happening on the phone, be it games or social media.
- mythrwy 5y agoI have a horrible case of internet addiction and have for decades but one thing I never really got sucked into was phones. My phone lays untouched 99% of the day and even when I'm out I simply use it for maps and phone calls and messaging (infrequent, hate text messaging). I think it's the form factor with no keyboard and a tiny screen? Just not enjoyable for some reason for which I'm actually very thankful.
- openknot 5y agoInternet browsing on the phone is also less of a pleasant experience, versus with a desktop web browser. Reddit for mobile is deliberately designed to make you use the app that I wish not to use (you often can't expand threads without moving to the app); YouTube ad blocking is much clunkier, versus seamless on a desktop browser; and it's more difficult to navigate (e.g. there are more taps to use the "find in page" function, versus Ctrl/Cmd+F on desktop). It also helps that I've deliberately made the apps on the phone less engaging to use (I've avoided TikTok, and configured remaining social media apps like Instagram to avoid subscribing to content that is too interesting or designed to capture attention, so there is far less of a pull to use them).