What? My redneck cousin who lives out in the woods in western Idaho somehow figured out there are alternatives to iPhones. He's about as non-technical as they come. Before I became a "techie" I never had an iPhone. My mom non-technical mom always had an Android. I could go on.
Lots of people in my generation have purchased iPhones because they're en vogue and easy to use.
I'm not necessarily begrudging somebody who does purchase an iPhone, but non-technical people aren't always as dumb as we make them out to be.
exactly. smartphones are entry level internet devices, it requires almost no knowledge to use. saying you "don't have one and can do everything just fine" is a humblebrag
> just people claiming luxury smartphones are essential tools for living.
"Luxury smartphones" aren't essential. Cheap smartphones themselves aren't essential. Access to some kind of internet-connected computing device is becoming essential. Starting from 0, the intersection of price, function, and convenience is more likely to be a smartphone than any kind of laptop/desktop.
> There's no scenario
The topic is basically "poor people with smartphones". This is the "scenario" that we're talking about.
