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He can get a smartphone dedicated to the ticket app if it is such a huge piece of his life/hobby

by Raed667 6mo ago

antisol 6mo ago
What if he doesn't agree to google/apple's terms of service?
- jamincan 6mo ago
  Then he can't buy the tickets. People aren't born with a god-given right to get seasons tickets to Dodger's games. There are businesses that choose not to handle cash and only accept credit or debit payments. I need to agree to a credit card companies terms and conditions for that too. Is that unreasonable?
  - antisol 6mo ago
    Yes. Businesses should have to accept cash.
hombre_fatal 6mo ago
"Cheap android phone" on Google Shopping shows options for $30. Didn't even know they get that cheap.
- incanus77 6mo ago
  Is then logging into your Google account (if you have one) also without cost and tradeoffs?
  - thiht 6mo ago
    Just create a new one… you people are just looking for ways to be difficult about this
    - incanus77 6mo ago
      Have you tried creating a Google account without a mobile phone number from a public computer? Go ahead, I’ll wait. Ok, so assuming he doesn’t want to spend $500+ for a mobile phone, he’s looking at an Android. Then, when he logs into a Google account, Google hoovers up his location, his associated credit card (if he has one, what if he does not and does not want one?), and countless other personal metadata at the very least that will likely never go away. Even if he does suddenly go from no smartphone to being a savvy personal steward of his digital privacy, you can bet that Google is scrambling to capture as much as possible, at all times, about its users’ personal lives and data. - If he doesn’t want a Google account, /just/ create a new one - If he doesn’t have a credit card, /just/ use a family member’s - If he has Parkinson’s and can’t use touch input, /just/ have a friend do it - etc. The question is not whether these obstacles can be overcome (trivially, by “normals”). The question is whether we want these to be the default requirements for basic participation in society. And it’s a completely legitimate question.
- ssttoo 6mo ago
  Will the app work on it? Also will you need a $xx/month cell phone subscription plan? With a credit check and everything?
mistrial9 6mo ago
what about the payment method?
qingcharles 6mo ago
Is the app accessible though? I have a friend who is legally blind. He has the font size turned up several notches on his phone so he can just about see it with a huge magnifier on his remaining eye. A majority of the apps on his phone are absolutely not designed for increased font size and are a nightmare to navigate.

He can get a smartphone dedicated to the ticket app if it is such a huge piece of his life/hobby

by Raed667 6mo ago

He can get a smartphone dedicated to the ticket app if it is such a huge piece of his life/hobby

antisol 6mo ago

What if he doesn't agree to google/apple's terms of service?

jamincan 6mo ago
Then he can't buy the tickets. People aren't born with a god-given right to get seasons tickets to Dodger's games. There are businesses that choose not to handle cash and only accept credit or debit payments. I need to agree to a credit card companies terms and conditions for that too. Is that unreasonable?
- antisol 6mo ago
  Yes. Businesses should have to accept cash.

hombre_fatal 6mo ago

"Cheap android phone" on Google Shopping shows options for $30. Didn't even know they get that cheap.

incanus77 6mo ago
Is then logging into your Google account (if you have one) also without cost and tradeoffs?
- thiht 6mo ago
  Just create a new one… you people are just looking for ways to be difficult about this
  - incanus77 6mo ago
    Have you tried creating a Google account without a mobile phone number from a public computer? Go ahead, I’ll wait. Ok, so assuming he doesn’t want to spend $500+ for a mobile phone, he’s looking at an Android. Then, when he logs into a Google account, Google hoovers up his location, his associated credit card (if he has one, what if he does not and does not want one?), and countless other personal metadata at the very least that will likely never go away. Even if he does suddenly go from no smartphone to being a savvy personal steward of his digital privacy, you can bet that Google is scrambling to capture as much as possible, at all times, about its users’ personal lives and data. - If he doesn’t want a Google account, /just/ create a new one - If he doesn’t have a credit card, /just/ use a family member’s - If he has Parkinson’s and can’t use touch input, /just/ have a friend do it - etc. The question is not whether these obstacles can be overcome (trivially, by “normals”). The question is whether we want these to be the default requirements for basic participation in society. And it’s a completely legitimate question.
ssttoo 6mo ago
Will the app work on it? Also will you need a $xx/month cell phone subscription plan? With a credit check and everything?

mistrial9 6mo ago

what about the payment method?

qingcharles 6mo ago

Is the app accessible though? I have a friend who is legally blind. He has the font size turned up several notches on his phone so he can just about see it with a huge magnifier on his remaining eye. A majority of the apps on his phone are absolutely not designed for increased font size and are a nightmare to navigate.