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Figure out how to make this conspicuous and you will have a luxury product . Like a badge , wristband . Maybe hypercolor shirt that responds to emf so you know the person is not carrying .

Only the most powerful people are capable of operating without one so there will be desire to signal that somehow.

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Something conspicuous like a gold sticker and a branded pad of paper?

something more like a high end watch . jewelry, clothing . something that indicates people desire them despite not having a phone

> Only the most powerful people are capable of operating without one so there will be desire to signal that somehow.

Or those older than 30. And I can assure you, they have no desire to signal that fact.

hipster groups eschew tech and they will find a way to signal eschewing the phone

> Like a badge , wristband .

More visible, like a necklace.

This would be great for another reason: Social norms exclude the male population from being socially accepted to wear any kind of jewlery, with few exceptions (watches, studs, stickpin). This would help to increase inclusion.

Years ago tehre were t-shirts which would light up in presence of 2.4GHz frequencies.

Like http://www.xoxide.com/wifi-tshirt.html

> Figure out how to make this conspicuous and you will have a luxury product

A conventionally attractive assistant + a security person who stay respectfully close.

They handed out pens and paper, the weak will be fine.

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