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> reach the point where it is basically about to be obsoleted. Sorry, maybe I'm a luddite, but I don't follow - what do you believe puts mobile devices on the

• ghaff 3y ago
  I think the argument is actually using it to make voice calls is a pretty small use. Which, even as an older person, I generally agree with.
  • SllX 3y ago
    A fairer characterization might be that it’s a more marginal but no less essential use. We don’t rely on voice calls to communicate at a distance as much as we used to because there are other mediums the modern smartphone can access for that application, but a lot of us still do rely on voice calls on our smartphones for communications of some kind whether it’s WebEx meetings, Discord calls or straight up POTS emulation.
    • ghaff 3y ago
      If I didn't have a cellphone for voice, I'd still have a landline (which would actually be better, just not worth the added cost) in which case, other than when traveling which I do less of these days, I'd basically never use my cell phone for a voice call. I do video calls from my computer and never use Discord. Short exchanges of information/reminders are almost always texts. So I'm pretty much at the point where voice conversations on my cell are not an essential use especially if I'm not on an extended trip.
      • SllX 3y ago
        Sure, but not essential or nearly not essential for you does not mean it isn’t essential.
  • Clamchop 3y ago
    But honestly still essential when you're meeting up with someone or trying to find them.
    • kalleboo 3y ago
      You don't just send a pin?
  • datavirtue 3y ago
    My grandmother refuses to text but she emails like crazy.