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Killerhurtz  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Could you live without a computer or smartphone?

No.

Without mentioning that I am PAID to use computers, every little tidbit of info I could ever need is within the Internet.

Four years ago, someone asked me for directions? I'd look like a dumbass not knowing. Today? Woop, map applications from anywhere because I have a data plan!

Sure, there's a lot of time wasters. But there's also a lot of time SAVERS - I can set automated tasks, contact people very easily with varying degrees of urgency/immediateness. I can create and produce things for very cheap, and make money out of it. I can also entertain and distract myself in my spare time (and I strongly believe that the people who say we should ALWAYS be productive are jackasses - even people I know who say that don't realize they aren't always - artists draw/paint or doodle idly for fun, active people tend to do yoga or take a nap... and yet people say I am wasting my time on the Internet (where most often I idly learn/read stuff to relax - TVTropes and Wikipedia are favorites) while they watch TV.

Without a computer, it starts becoming a PAIN to pay bills. Without my phone, communication starts being a bit more complex. Hell, without the three daily alarms of my phone (which would require more than one device normally), I'd miss out on a lot, including my medication.

So no, I couldn't.