I Don't Have a Smartphone
An author discusses the challenges of living without a smartphone in a world increasingly dependent on apps and QR codes. The piece argues that the mandatory use of apps for basic services creates unnecessary friction and digital fatigue.
Why it matters
It reflects a growing counter-cultural movement against 'app-ification' and the societal assumption of universal smartphone ownership.
"I don’t have a smartphone," is what I tell people and professionals nowadays. This allows me to cut the crap about companies insisting that I install their app or restaurants wishing that I scan a QR code to access their menu on a small screen.
"I don’t have a smartphone" is, according to my experience, the easiest explanation, the shortest way to force people to get their shit together and take the required actions to allow me to live without being glued to a small screen dependent on a huge American megacorporation.
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