My phone is pretty much my primary connection to all of manmade material culture, and I'd prefer to keep it that way. Physical objects take up space, and time,

My phone is pretty much my primary connection to all of manmade material culture, and I'd prefer to keep it that way. Physical objects take up space, and time, in the form of the effort needed to keep track of them. They also cost money. A phone is one of the most powerful devices ever made to replace physical items. Plus, it's amazing to be able to go anywhere and never worry about getting lost(Or was, back when I lived somewhere with busses and actually could go to more than a small number of places). It also has a huge equalizing effect. I can remember stuff just as well as anyone! I can leave a pot of water on the stove, do something in another room for a few minutes, and come back! I can count 100 objects and not lose track! The addiction is a very real problem, but a fairly lower middle class life with modern tech is still more of a luxury than a millionaire would have had 50 years ago. I'm not exactly sure what to do about it, but getting rid of Android isn't really on my list of ideas, although if someone's life is so awesome that they're willing to give up phones to not miss a minute, and they've got enough capability that they don't just spend all their time getting lost and forgetting things, I can respect that.