The idea of our lives being in/on our phones, is an animating plot mechanism in Accelerando( by Charles Stross: a tech executive loses their <device> and is una

The idea of our lives being in/on our phones, is an animating plot mechanism in Accelerando( by Charles Stross: a tech executive loses their <device> and is unable to function, most memory and executive functions having been delegated to it; and a kid who finds it, becomes correspondingly empowered.