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Postulate: I don't believe they are essential for operating in modern society. They're a nice convenience, but not essential.
by robertlagrant 3y ago
Postulate: I don't believe they are essential for operating in modern society. They're a nice convenience, but not essential.
- fsflover 3y agoDo you also believe that tractors should run closed software?
- robertlagrant 3y agoEr, I don't have an opinion. I don't know nearly enough about tractors to have one.
- fsflover 3y agoIt's all about the proprietary software: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26077294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26077294
- robertlagrant 3y agoThat doesn't mean I know enough to believe that it should be proprietary. It seems an odd thing to ask.
- fsflover 3y agoIt's the same as with your opinion about the sideloading. The case of tractors shows more clearly how ridiculous it is to give up the control of your devices to a corporation.
- Nevermark 3y agoYou may not find a mobile phone essential, but that's not a common view point. For many other people it is (perhaps the opposite to you?), that they don't need a laptop or desktop. Rich mobile communications with people, and other internet information and services, is one of the most non-trivial practical leaps that has ever transformed society. And virtually every business operates in part over mobile phones. The advent of the web is a comparable transition.