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If smart phones disapeared how would you cope?

TheCatWoman

I would cope fine as I don't have one, they're smarter than me for a start, but I know most people do have them and use them all the time.

How would you do your banking and benefits, could you cope with having to talk to an actual person?

What about if the internet got blasted back 15 years and there was no AI, an internet that was smaller but in many ways friendlier and easier to use. If there were only texts and phone calls and no real social media? No streaming either, you either watched something live or recorded it!

I think I'd be happier and find things easier as I've never really got to grips with technology, I found things hard enough 15 years ago, now many things seem impossible.

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  • Oh, I agree with you, life would be so much better. I suspect people would interact more instead of staring at a phone. I see it all the time when in a cafes, couples ignoring each other while on the phones. I do not use a smart phone nor a land line and cope well enough. The issue is when trying to explain this as people can not get past the concept of not having one. 

  • in reply to LucyLandRover
    LucyLandRover said:
    I suspect people would interact more instead of staring at a phone

    Do you think this would be a good thing for all those autists who don't like having to interact with people though?

    Think of all those stares (rather than them looking at their screen) and the attempts at social interaction, often from complete strangers.

    I kind of like the increased anonymity it allows us.

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  • in reply to LucyLandRover
    LucyLandRover said:
    I suspect people would interact more instead of staring at a phone

    Do you think this would be a good thing for all those autists who don't like having to interact with people though?

    Think of all those stares (rather than them looking at their screen) and the attempts at social interaction, often from complete strangers.

    I kind of like the increased anonymity it allows us.

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