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I was thinking about this recently. People will get evicted before not paying their cell phone bill, now. This would have been unthinkable 15 years ago.
by jollyllama 3y ago
I was thinking about this recently. People will get evicted before not paying their cell phone bill, now. This would have been unthinkable 15 years ago.
- Nextgrid 3y agoThe price of a cell phone bill will make no difference to someone in an eviction situation and a cell phone is pretty much essential to participate in society today. Rich people can virtue-signal all day long about how they live without a phone, but if you're poor and a potential employer or benefits office asks you for a phone number to process your application you can't afford to risk losing or delaying the opportunity.
- jollyllama 3y ago>Rich people can virtue-signal... I understand that it makes sense in a lot of cases.
- HWR_14 3y agoIf you are close to being evicted, you probably have a subsidized cell phone plan (at least in the US).
- baq 3y agoIt's really an easy choice - it's orders of magnitude cheaper than rent and gives you access to always up to date maps, news, employers and friends (who can maybe take you in for a while). It may be counterintuitive but really is rational.