Mastodawn

ULTIMATEDEAD Aug 15, 2023

I'm worried that in the future we will be forced to use smartphones just like in China

I'm worried that in the future we will be forced to use smartphones just like in China - Lemmy

In China, you can’t exist without a smartphone, because for all existential things you have to do (paying bills, buying tickets etc.) , you are forced to use the almighty wechat app. Smartphones are a tool to manipulate and to spy on the population. It is a tool utilized by the ruling class, to control the masses. I hate the future and I hate “progress”.

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DJKJuicy Aug 15, 2023

My kid’s school just implemented an app-based pickup process this year.

You have to download an app and register your phone and email and child, then when you get in the line to pickup your child you have to press a button in the app.

I literally cannot retrieve my child from school without a smartphone.

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joe Aug 15, 2023

I literally cannot retrieve my child from school without a smartphone.

I’m positive there is a backup method; did you ask about one, or did you simply install the app?

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MaybeItWorks Aug 15, 2023

I would not be so positive. Schools aren’t well known for thinking policies through completely. Good chance this person lives in an area that has high enough income that they would just tell poor people to not be poor and get the app.

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flipht

It's fun to hate on centralized institutions that we all get frustrated with, but the exact opposite of this is true. Schools are generally pretty solid on understanding that they cannot keep children from their parents. If a parent pulled up, they would be able to collect their child.