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When has this happened before? Presumably you have several examples near to hand since it's "a pattern".

• dotancohen 8d ago
  I personally live in a country with a large religious population that rejects the smartphone, so thankfully I personally have not encountered a situation where needing a smartphone is vital. However we've seen many people right here on HN mention how some specific vital service - often government or banking - does require a smartphone.
  • XorNot 7d ago
    So you can't even remember or point to any specific example of the problem you claim exists, existing.
    • dotancohen 7d ago
      In my HN Threads feed, the very next item is another HN user mentioning how they have difficulty paying for parking spaces without a smart phone, from this very page. Search "and sadly accept the cost of our principles" on this page to find it. But I have no interest in winning internet arguments. You win, the cookie isn't worth it to me.
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