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4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones
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Yeah... It's a tool of capitalism. Nothing you said is a positive reason for the increased ownership of a device that delivers sorrow and does little to enrich a person's life.
Depends on how you use it. You have access to the knowledge of the world at your fingertips, but if you only use it to shop and Facebook, that's on you.
No it isn't. These devices are specifically made to promote behaviors. You're talking like you're immune to it, but I assure you that isn't the case.
Oh they aren't? Showing people having a good time, creating feelings of missing out, dopamine hits from cute videos and liking disliking content? Hmm why does Samsung have Facebook preinstalled? For fun? Google doesn't run ads through nearly everything done online?
I hope you're young.
Oh right. Smartphones are only used for calling and texting. My bad. You guys are right. Phones are awesome.
What's a smartphone's purpose?
To be a portable computer. They do so much more than open social media. You can learn new information on Wikipedia, read the weather predictions, organize you calendar, edit a spreadsheet, play games, etc. All from the palm of your hand. As someone who grew up in the time before smartphones, it's truly magnificent how fast we've progressed and where we are now.
It is simply a tool. A large percentage of people have benefits from owning a pocket computer with access to the internet, and this is immediately obvious to everyone.
The companies maintaining the operating systems used in smartphones care more about the mental health of people than social media companies, reason why both Google and Apple added functionality to limit time spent on certain apps, which for me is a huge thing.