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> Everything I could do in the 1970's, 1990's, 2010's I can do today just fine without a phone. In the 1990s, I remember payphones being conveniently availabl
by mitthrowaway2 3y ago
> Everything I could do in the 1970's, 1990's, 2010's I can do today just fine without a phone.
In the 1990s, I remember payphones being conveniently available, but now I need to keep an eye on my battery if I'm going to phone home.
In 2010, I could log into any of my accounts with just WiFi and a password, now I need 2FA and often SMS is the only supported option. Sometimes a phone call. So in order to, say, check my bank account, I now need data and cell signal. That combination can be hard to get in a concrete building or while traveling abroad.