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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Smartphone can be used to organize protests.

See: Hong Kong Protests (they didn't succeed in their goals, but still, they did put up some resistance)

Also, union activity. Encrypted chat apps to prevent employers finding out what you are up to. Prevents employers preemptively firing you before you get to legally form the union and get legal protection. Make strike-breaking harder.

Encrypted communications is very useful for people in abusive relationships. Smartphone cameras and microphone can record evidence of abuse. And data connection could also be used to save it to cloud and prevent deletion of evidence. Also, while not a "smart" phone specific feature, text to 911 is very useful if the abusive spouse is nearby and you need to call for help, and need to keep quiet. GPS positioning makes it easier for rescuers to locate you.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Smartphone can be used to organize protests.

Oof, what about all the disinformation and basically the breakdown of democratic structures because of it?

Also, union activity. Encrypted chat apps to prevent employers finding out what you are up to. Prevents emplpyers preemptively fireing you before you legally form the union and get legal protection. Make strike-breaking harder.

While encryption is super cool and has been really hard fought for (really interesting stuff) it has not been widely adopted and the data breaches we've seen since the entire culture has shifted to existing online are beyond description.

As a tool a smart phone is undeniably remarkable. As a tool to live your daily life it's kind of underwhelming considering all the implications.

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 5 days ago

The trick is to get someone to pay you to make the smartphones

[–] bizzle 2 points 5 days ago

I, too, hate phones and love weed

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

People who hate smartphones are luddites. There's so much these devices bring to the table that it's hard to summarize. From instantly connecting to anyone in the world with audio as well as video to knowing exactly where we are at any point in time. Enabling us to handle almost any situation. As long as my phone can connect to a cell network or Wi-Fi you could drop me anywhere in the world and I'd be fine.

The people who think smartphones have made the world worse are barking up the wrong tree. It's not the concept of the smartphone that did that, it's apps and capitalism that did. Exploiting psychology to wring any possible profit out of humanity is the problem, not these wonderful fruits of miniaturization.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie -5 points 5 days ago

There’s so much these devices bring to the table that it’s hard to summarize. From instantly connecting to anyone in the world with audio as well as video to knowing exactly where we are at any point in time. Enabling us to handle almost any situation. As long as my phone can connect to a cell network or Wi-Fi you could drop me anywhere in the world and I’d be fine.

What problems are you actually solving, though?

Why do I need to connect to anyone in the world with audio and video? Why does any one need to know exactly where I am at all times? Why are you being dropped anywhere in the world with only a wifi connection?

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