#i won't forget to stack up on batteries and the sunlight-powered radio because ''there's a radio or flashligt app in my phone''

[sanguith]

"enjoy the freedom of having everything in your phone!" , "get rid of all that stuff lying around and get this app that does this thing!" , "gather all your things needed to live right in your pocket!"

no i refuse to have all my entertainment and tools in my phone. i refuse to live in a small apartment surrounded by minimalist decor and nothing to look at or work with or use, with empty bookshelves and sterile-looking surroundings. i refuse to sit there idle during a power-out on my sofa in the dim candlelight without anything to do or lost in the woods without a physical compass, emergency whistle, kinetic-generator flashlight or any idea of how to do anything survival-based, watching as my phone battery dies and the clock inevitably ticks down until i'm as isolated and helpless as i could be. my phone and all its compact functions, though an invaluable tool in itself if used properly during ideal conditions, i regard as a second-hand backup for other primary tools, used only when i have no other option or when things actually break. sorry for the rant lmfao but i've been thinking a lot about these things and how reliant on one single rectangular piece of often internet-reliant technology i'm becoming.

#popular opinion actually probably but. i've been thinking a lot about it recently. how crippled i'd feel if i just... didn't have it. #and i don't like it #im not throwing out notebooks and pencils because ''i have a notebook app for that and it would clear up space'' #i won't sell my physical books on second hand to afford to live just because ''i have e-books in my phone and it'll be fine'' #i won't get rid of dictionaries or old textbooks with useful information in them because ''i can just look it up online anytime'' #i won't get rid of the large record player and the stack of beloved records in the box beneath it because ''it's all on spotify anyway'' #i won't install the app that lets me handle all my money transactions directly from my phone no matter how convenient it seems. #i won't forget to stack up on batteries and the sunlight-powered radio because ''there's a radio or flashligt app in my phone'' #don't you see. don't you see. don't you seeeee #txtpost