alt Hacker NewsSo, everyone needs to have $500 to be able to purchase a smartphone, otherwise they can’t participate in society?
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raverbashing • yesterday at 4:55 PM
lol not everyone wants/needs an iPhone
And yes. People need to get on with the times.
In the same way people "need" a power connection in their house. And water plumbing. And used to need a phone line to "participate in society"
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I was referring specifically to the idea that the Americans with Disabilities Act should cover people who simply choose not to utilize or learn a particular piece of technology which has been around for the better part of two decades.
The "poor people don't belong in society?!?" trope is completely different (and kind of boring).