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> Anyone can choose to avoid any one of these parts of the modern world.

Well my apartment building is about to replace the doorbells with a cell phone app (or phone calls as an alternative). No cell phone -> no door bell. I'm just a renter; I get no say in the matter.

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Can people not still rap their knuckles upon your chamber door?

I assume they would need to rap on the main entrance door, which could be five floors below this individuals apartment - not just their apartment door.

(I.e. this is an entry phone that permits you to remotely unlock the street level door which is being replaced with a mobile app / phone call)

> I'm just a renter; I get no say in the matter.

Surely you evaluated alternative apartments before deciding to rent at the one you are currently in, right?

You provably missed the “is about to replace” part, not sure the OP was aware of what would be coming when he moved in.

No, I saw that. My comment was a poorly worded attempt to suggest that, as a renter, they can certainly choose to avoid it by moving just as they chose to avoid the other apparents they evaluated but never moved into.

They're not forced into anything.

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