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I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 5 days ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie to c/showerthoughts
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But ask me about legalized weed ;]

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[–] TheFeatureCreature 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

At first they were really cool and seemingly had unlimited potential with a wild and unknown future as numerous brands competed intensely with their own take on the formula.

These days, they are ultra expensive glass rectangles that exist to serve you endless ads and harvest every piece of info about every facet of your life. You also have to pay enormous subscription fees to get half the functionality they used to have. I just got an iPhone on a deep discount from my carrier and I stopped giving a shit about phone tech. Processor speed, camera specs, "AI", whatever. It's all trash to me now and the technology doesn't excite me in the slightest. Carriers and manufacturers have choked all the life and enjoyment out of smart phones.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 3 points 5 days ago

I love how they are very robust and can handle just about any video game I've played in the last 30 years except the smart phone gaming industry is completely cooked and when titles do get released for mobile you have to wade through an ocean of shit to find them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

These days, they are ultra expensive glass rectangles that exist to serve you endless ads and harvest every piece of info about every facet of your life.

It sounds like you need to delete some apps.

[–] TheFeatureCreature 1 points 4 days ago

I barely use any these days.