> Humans did fine without them for uh, checks notes, all recorded history.
This really isn't the zing people think it is. Not having a smartphone isn't just hard because you can't look at memes all day, it's hard because society all but requires us to have them to participate.
If anything, if you are able to live in today's world with just a dumb phone, it is a luxury.
If you actually define the terms "society" "require" and "participate" in a way that refers to real things, it's very likely that the majority are luxuries themselves and for those that are absolutely necessary to existence, there are workarounds that don't require you have an internet connected device on your person 24/7. Exceptions do exist, I'm certain, but the majority of people aren't part of that group.
This really isn't the zing people think it is. Not having a smartphone isn't just hard because you can't look at memes all day, it's hard because society all but requires us to have them to participate.
If anything, if you are able to live in today's world with just a dumb phone, it is a luxury.