Feeling uncomfortable when leaving phone at home shouldn't be normal

Re:Feeling uncomfortable when leaving phone at home shouldn'... by _uy6i on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:52PM (#31307556)

How did humanity manage?! /s

Don’t get me wrong, smartphones are great conveniences, I can land in a foreign country and book a hotel, a car from the airport, find a place for lunch, etc. all (surreptitiously) while waiting at passport control. That being said I making a plan with someone (and not flaking), and doing a little research/looking at a map, asking friends for recommendations, was never that hard)

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Re:Feeling uncomfortable when leaving phone at home shouldn'... by dale_glass on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:58PM (#31307598)

Humanity also managed without computers for a very long time.

But look at that, we're both here. Guess the tech must be good for something, and it's better than not having it.

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Re:Feeling uncomfortable when leaving phone at home shouldn'... by yibg on Sunday May 08, 2022 @04:04PM (#31307634)

We also managed without telephones, airplanes, automobiles and a bunch of other things we take for granted in modern life. I still find them useful and want them around.

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Re:Feeling uncomfortable when leaving phone at home shouldn'... by teekert on Sunday May 08, 2022 @04:00PM (#31307607)

I remember this life well, I guess the trick is to use only the time saving feature of the smart phone (the are enormous), and skip the time sinks... They are equally enormous :)

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