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by jorvi 831 days ago
I mean, they’re considered so essential that city / municipal governments will give them to poor people either for free or at extremely subsidized prices. Classes are given to tech illiterate or less able people to learn to access governmental services. That pretty much hits the threshold of a legal definition.

Try it out, for the duration of a month only use your smartphone for texting and calls and do not touch any PC. If you balk at that idea, well, there you go.
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overstay8930 831 days ago
They give people flip phones, not iPhones.

Why would I not touch a PC? You're just moving goalposts, Apple is not stopping you from buying a Chromebook. That's what anti-trust legislation is about.

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jorvi 831 days ago
> They give people flip phones, not iPhones.

No, they give them smartphones. You are so woefully ignorant.

> Why would I not touch a PC? You're just moving goalposts

I am not, you are. We were talking about how essential these devices are to daily life. My post even explicitly talks about locking down PCs.

It doesn't matter anyway, you are just looking to argue. I wish you good luck in life with that attitude.

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overstay8930 830 days ago
Jitterbug (Lively) is the main contractor for these devices, yes they are getting flip phones. Just spend 30 seconds googling before lying because you just make yourself look like a fool.

More to the point, everything you've said is just a lie. I don't want any luck from you.

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