[simonask]

We managed without smartphones before smartphones were a requirement for participating in society. That is, if you’re a millennial or older.

We can’t just pretend that it’s possible to live an adult life without one in 2026. In 2008, certainly, but that’s not the world these kids grew up in.

But we’re talking about kids, which is a whole different matter.

[marysol5]

Meh, I've been a drunken idiot who's lost his phone on multiple occasions.

I've still managed to exist in society and do everything I need to do with all the more "analogue" systems we have.

Having to ring a friend from a phone box because I'd lost my phone the night before we were meant to meetup was fun

[Timwi]

Strange thing to be publicly proud of.