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Can we please stop the "hUmaNitY aDdIctEd to PhOnEs" meme? They're devices that are highly valuable (both monetarily and how much hassle it would be to lose it

Can we please stop the "hUmaNitY aDdIctEd to PhOnEs" meme? They're devices that are highly valuable (both monetarily and how much hassle it would be to lose it due to all the 2FA tied to it) and indispensable for modern life. They're not just toys, "addiction machines", entertainment etc. - and even if they were, despite what some puritans think, there is nothing wrong with entertainment if you're sitting in a plane for hours. Prohibiting phones on flights completely would likely be a great way to cut air travel in less than half, because it would become too much hassle to bother with for many. Requiring them to be checked would result in massive theft, and while it would reduce the risk of fire, any fires that would happen would have a much higher risk of being catastrophic. There's a reason why power banks are required to be in the cabin.

INTPenis 3y ago
I have over 40 OTP codes in mine, so I get you. But I can live for one flight without using them.
- robjan 3y ago
  How would you get the phone to your destination? Phones are banned in checked luggage.
  - INTPenis 3y ago
    I don't work in this field, why are you asking me? I just thought it was amusing how we're allowed to take these phones, and yes I was making a nod towards people being very addicted to their phones these days. But if I were to speculate, I mean performance shows have yonder bags today. They could be checked in with the rest of luggage in special boxes that you pick up at luggage claim. They're banned in checked luggage, yes, but this would be packed by the airport authority into specialized luggage compartments.
Const-me 3y ago
> highly valuable both monetarily I have never paid more than $250 for a phone, and I hope I never will. > all the 2FA tied to it It’s not the brightest idea to use phone for 2FA, precisely because it’s so easy to break or loose a phone. Fortunately, 2FA algorithms are open and there’re equivalent desktop apps.

INTPenis 3y ago

I have over 40 OTP codes in mine, so I get you. But I can live for one flight without using them.

robjan 3y ago
How would you get the phone to your destination? Phones are banned in checked luggage.
- INTPenis 3y ago
  I don't work in this field, why are you asking me? I just thought it was amusing how we're allowed to take these phones, and yes I was making a nod towards people being very addicted to their phones these days. But if I were to speculate, I mean performance shows have yonder bags today. They could be checked in with the rest of luggage in special boxes that you pick up at luggage claim. They're banned in checked luggage, yes, but this would be packed by the airport authority into specialized luggage compartments.

Const-me 3y ago

> highly valuable both monetarily I have never paid more than $250 for a phone, and I hope I never will. > all the 2FA tied to it It’s not the brightest idea to use phone for 2FA, precisely because it’s so easy to break or loose a phone. Fortunately, 2FA algorithms are open and there’re equivalent desktop apps.