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> What casual runner goes running without their phone? Judging by the answers you got, ones who have oversized phones and think that shaving a little weight is
by LaGrange 12y ago
> What casual runner goes running without their phone?
Judging by the answers you got, ones who have oversized phones and think that shaving a little weight is worth not being able to call emergencies (who cares, they can use a strangers phone if that happens, just like the guys who cycle and skip tools, patches and pumps and then end up asking people passing them by, and anyway emergencies happen to other people).
OTOH, I don't know why anyone would ever wear a watch after 1993.
- jasonwocky 12y agoI wear one all the time. It's purely fashion.
- LaGrange 12y agoHah, I buy this argument far more than any claims that people need accurate time measurement at notice short enough that taking a phone from a pocket/bag is unacceptable. Though I do think watches are hopelessly retro :-)
- jasonwocky 12y agoI mean, don't get me wrong. It is an added convenience to have access to the time a bit more quickly. If I'm checking the time, there's a decent chance I'm in a rush for something. But yeah, almost purely fashion.
- vadman 12y agoI wear an automatic watch. 1) I like being able to know time and date at a quick glance -- the ease of this is light years ahead of any smartphone. 2) It never runs out of juice since it doesn't have a battery. 3) It looks good (IMO). 4) I irrationally like the fact that my moving about gives life to a tiny beating mechanism. For that reason my watch has a power reserve meter. Have zero interest in smartwatches though. I have enough crap to keep charged as is.