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I'm worried that in the future we will be forced to use smartphones just like in China (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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In China, you can't exist without a smartphone, because for all existential things you have to do (paying bills, buying tickets etc.) , you are forced to use the almighty wechat app. Smartphones are a tool to manipulate and to spy on the population. It is a tool utilized by the ruling class, to control the masses. I hate the future and I hate "progress".

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Are you familiar with unthinking unfeeling unseeing american school administrators?

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    You didn't add anything new to the discussion. I understand that sometimes bureaucracies-- like the public school system-- can implement poorly thought out policies, but again, I assure you that there will be a way to pick up that hypothetical kid without an app or smart phone. Because, again, the alternative is that the kid doesn't get picked up and... what? Stays at the school?

    There will be a backup method. The guy I initially responded to probably just did like most of us would do and installed the app without question.

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