If you treated another person this way, it would be considered abuse.
> Yes / Maybe later
We need to treat consent on the computer exactly the same way.
But people here seem to be unwilling to consider getting rid of their precious phones. So they will keep getting abused.
So yes, in 2024, my ability to interact with the society around me largely depends on my phone, which does indeed make it precious.
I found the only person on hacker news who has never heard of these things called "computers"
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Then the trend changed, and laptops became more prevalent than desktops for personal use.
The trend has long since changed again, and phones have become way more prevalent than laptops for personal use.
It’s just Apple that continues to pretend that the iPhone (and iPad) aren’t full computers, despite having specs that prove otherwise.
Some of us like to embrace change. Some people like to stay with what they know. Neither is wrong, as long as you’re happy with your choices.
This isn't about fads and trends. If you want to discuss those, find a fashion forum.