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Digression: This is a sad story of an impoverished family ... and they had cell phones. Just another indicator of how pervasive cell phones have become in our s
by CurtMonash 12y ago
Digression: This is a sad story of an impoverished family ... and they had cell phones. Just another indicator of how pervasive cell phones have become in our society.
- eliben 12y agoNot only in our society. IIRC, it's often quoted that many rural Africans, who by all measures are 10x worse off than the poorest Americans, have cellphones these days.
- api 12y agoGadgets and other manufactured goods are super-cheap compared to food, fuel, real estate, education, and health care. It's entirely possible for someone to have an iPhone but still be starving. My iPad cost about 3X a trip to the grocery store for a family of 3 (myself, wife, and kid).