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arkano | 4 years ago

But don't lots of people live without one though?

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No, at least not in the US: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/

About 48% of the human population owns a smartphone (that doesn't include "feature phones"). 85% of American adults own a smartphone. 97% of Americans own a cellphone.

bin_bash|4 years ago

it's pretty tough now that we do things like pay for parking, provide vaccine status, communicate with daycares all via apps

HWR_14|4 years ago

You can do all those things without apps, if you want.

Frost1x|4 years ago

Lots of people can live without running water, sewer, power, cars, hygiene products, etc. but that doesn't make any of it practical in modern society in the US. There's of course a limit to this as to where the baseline is, but I'd say having a portable phone of some sort and internet access are pretty high up on that list.