Charged Smartphone Required for Society

>can't see a restaurant menu without a charged smart phone >can't access government services without a charged smart phone >can't go to a ball game without a charged smart phone >can't go to a concert without a charged smart phone >can't use the subway without a charged smart phone How did we get here bros? >phone dies >Walk into restaurant and ask to charge up >"you need to order something or we can't let you stay" >ask for a menu >QR code >leave >can't participate in society unless you keep your advertising tracking brick on your person 24/7

A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard discussion about a dead smartphone and the growing dependence on phones for menus, government services, sporting events, concerts, and public transport. The punchline is that the phone is called an advertising tracking brick, yet society increasingly requires it to function, even when someone only needs a restaurant menu. It is used as a reaction to digital dependence, QR-code bureaucracy, surveillance, and the loss of offline alternatives. EN: A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard discussion about a dead smartphone and the growing dependence on phones for menus, government services, sporting events, concerts, and public transport. The punchline is that the phone is called an advertising tracking brick, yet society increasingly requires it to function, even when someone only needs a restaurant menu. It is used as a reaction to digital dependence, QR-code bureaucracy, surveillance, and the loss of offline alternatives.

• @right_wing_dev_squads / 5144 2022-10-22