Re:Life before smartphones (2020)
by bee_rider on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:37PM
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And the world knows that everybody has a smartphone. The last restaurant I went to had QR codes on the tables rather than paper menus. Of course, I could have asked for a paper menu but they didn't provide one by default and it would have added a new extra step. It isn't a big deal of course, just slightly slower restaurant service, but a million little deals like that add up to a hassle.
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Chat up a pretty girl and she's likely to ask for your Instagram username.
That's usually the point where I go into my "facebook is spyware" spiel, with predictable results.
I'm very happy to have gotten into a committed relationship right before online dating apparently became mandatory, although also vaguely curious what the experience is like. It seems like such a personal thing was suddenly connected to the internet, which is fascinating. Although also terrifying. I'm glad I don't have to actually deal with it.
If you say “I don’t use Instagram” without the spyware spiel, does it go any better? Or is not having Instagram alone enough to have things go south?