5 ms·
> or adopt a grown-mindset and learn about new things. Is newer better? Should people be required to buy an array of fragile and expensive devices just to func
by sicp-enjoyer 4y ago
> or adopt a grown-mindset and learn about new things.
Is newer better? Should people be required to buy an array of fragile and expensive devices just to function? How many things should they be required to maintain and how complex should they be?
- chrisseaton 4y agoIf newer is what there is, you can either get on and learn it, or spend your time complaining!
- HarryHirsch 4y agoPersonally, I find that people complaining about cellphones needing charge, cellphones needing replacement and poor cellphone reception have a point. You didn't have that with landlines. Back in the day, one would carry coins and use a phone box when needed. Nowadays everyone gets to carry a cellphone and pay 40 dollars minimum every month for the privilege. Cellphones are a regression, and we haven't even talked about the privacy aspect.
- goatlover 4y agoThere's legitimate concerns around having to use your phone for everything, given how easy it makes for corporations and governments to track you, and how you're locked into a continuous upgrade cycle, and inundated with notifications and apps vying for your attention.
- kuramitropolis 4y agoNo. You can also dissent. You can also resist. And if newer is worse (for you), it's your obligation to do so.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> You can also dissent. You can also resist. Covered by ‘complaining’.
- kuramitropolis 4y agoCovered by using my battery-drained iPhone (which I only have because I was being paid money to have it) as a beer opener. It's not a very good beer opener but gets the point across really well. Socioeconomic pressure works both ways.
- rhamzeh 4y ago> Is newer better? No, but we have to fill up those land fills and line those pockets somehow!