[michaelgburton]

Require, maybe not?

But it's a comparatively huge pain in the ass to use a lot of government services where I live without a smartphone.

[bryan_w]

Our grandfathers fought in wars, but God forbid you have to go to city council to fill out a form every once in awhile

[eru]

How does (great) past suffering justify (mild) modern suffering?

And my forefathers probably fought in wars against your forefathers. The world would have probably been better off, if they all had just stayed home. Nothing glorious about that.