Electronics such as the cell phone have become integral parts of consumer's lives. Fact is you are at a severe disadvantage in modern society without them. Are

Electronics such as the cell phone have become integral parts of consumer's lives. Fact is you are at a severe disadvantage in modern society without them. Are they food and shelter necessary? No. But as a society we are hoping to move beyond just barely subsisting. Our poor (in America) are EXTREMELY well off compared to the bottom 10% of the world. There is a difference between absolute and relative poverty. Without food, water, and shelter you are absolutely poor. Without a cell phone and computer you are relatively poor (by American standards). I challenge anyone to imagine what a disadvantaged life they would have without cheap, ubiquitous computing ability and connectivity.