• TheHighRoad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As a society we place huge importance on reading and writing literacy yet forget that digital literacy is just as important. Having a cell phone is, like it or not, a pretty big part of being literate in this digital world. We don’t see people acting proud of themselves for not being able to read (at least I hope not), and cell phones should be no different.

    “I don’t even have a smart phone” is the new “I don’t even own a TV.”

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      1 year ago

      Right? It’s a basic expectation that you have a phone number for everything. Work, doctor, etc. But we still treat it like having a phone is a luxury, for entertainment and convenience. Buy it yourself and figure it out yourself!

      Hell, even restaurants are more and more replacing menus with QR codes