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[–] ilinamorato 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they made a mechanical watch that could control my podcasts and show me notifications without me taking my phone out of my pocket, I'd buy it.

[–] veni_vedi_veni 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sometimes you have to kobayashi maru things in life.

Part of being a conscious consumer is having the willpower to forgo convience for something bigger.

Unfortunately, we are in hyper simulated/consumerist society, so I really only see this trend getting exacerbated until some global calamity happening.

[–] ilinamorato 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, I'm not willing to put a moral value on whether or not I own a smartwatch. Especially when a family member purchased it for me as a gift.