I f*cking hate smart phones. And it amazes me that more people don’t find the idea that you can (and would want to) be contacted wherever you are whenever incredibly off putting. But I did finally cave to social norms and get one.
So if I’m meeting up with someone it is actually possible to reach me by phone “on the go” or if I am running really late I can warn folks… and I can use google translate and whatsapp to communicate with folks who don’t know English and rely on whatsapp to text… and I can pull up local Google Maps if I’m lost. There’s some utility there.
But the phone has no data plan, just wifi and prepaid cellular service that ends up costing like 40¢/min if I actually use it. And I warn everyone not to try to reach me on the phone unless I expressly tell them I’ll have it on me, because I don’t usually carry it. And so far that seems to be working.
If only limiting my at home screen time were so easy…,.
