I am always impressed that the same technology is accessible to everyone, well everyone who can afford it.
I am always impressed that the same technology is accessible to everyone, well everyone who can afford it. Going out and buying an iPhone is an expensive experience, and likely out of reach for the very poor (I don't have one, I think it's too expensive for what it is), yet given how many I see wandering around here in the UK I am always impressed that the insanely wealthy and the not-so-wealthy get to use the same device. It's kind of reassuring that we all get access to the same software and hardware, even if we use basic Android smartphones instead. It's a bit like the wide access to low-cost flights to Europe; that would have been unthinkable in the 1980s. I always find it oddly refreshing to see! We haven't made the same progress in politeness and kindness to our fellow man, but at least technology is relatively cheap and easily available.
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I am always impressed that the same technology is accessible to everyone, well everyone who can afford it.
I am always impressed that the same technology is accessible to everyone, well everyone who can afford it. Going out and buying an iPhone is an expensive experience, and likely out of reach for the very poor (I don't have one, I think it's too expensive for what it is), yet given how many I see wandering around here in the UK I am always impressed that the insanely wealthy and the not-so-wealthy get to use the same device. It's kind of reassuring that we all get access to the same software and hardware, even if we use basic Android smartphones instead. It's a bit like the wide access to low-cost flights to Europe; that would have been unthinkable in the 1980s. I always find it oddly refreshing to see! We haven't made the same progress in politeness and kindness to our fellow man, but at least technology is relatively cheap and easily available.
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