Here’s a non-exhaustive list of things that, as recently as seven years ago, we could reliably do without a smartphone: Read a restaurant menu while seated inside, and pay your check. Enter a concert or sporting event Use a parking garage or park your car on the street Receive packages or retrieve purchases Complete the sign-in process for work, banking, or government services Attend school events or communicate with your kid’s school Access health care and other kinds of appointments Take public transit Get a taxi Get into a gym or fitness class I’ve...
The smartphone trap we built for ourselves
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