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Comment by AnthonyMouse

4 months ago

But 30 years ago there were also no government services or major companies who require you to interact with them using an app on a major smartphone platform.

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samdoesnothing  4 months ago

Nothing has changed, there are no government services or major companies who require you to interact with them using an app on a major smartphone platform.

  • novok  4 months ago

    There are many that do require SMS or a phone number of some sort at this point.

    We are mostly saved by the part of the 70+ crowd who is completely computer illiterate and own significant investment resources. But that will only last 10-20 more years.

  • eru  4 months ago

    I doubt that. The world is a vast place with many governments and there are lots of major companies.

  • michaelgburton  4 months ago

    Require, maybe not?

    But it's a comparatively huge pain in the ass to use a lot of government services where I live without a smartphone.