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To say "I don't use a smartphone" in order to qualify how disconnected you choose to be is dishonest if what you really mean is, "I don't use a smartphone for [some really specific context]." or perhaps "I don't use a smartphone because I lack discipline regarding notifications/social apps/etc."

Using maps/yelp/fandango/uber covers a majority of the functionality that a smartphone provides.




> Using maps/yelp/fandango/uber covers a majority of the functionality that a smartphone provides.

What? That's a minority of my use.

Saying that the comment is dishonest or disingenuous implies that you think there was an intent to deceive, and I don't think there was any such intention. I'd say that you're taking an unusually and unnecessarily rigid interpretation of what was said and possibly ascribing deception where none exists.

Humans are imprecise. Natural language is imprecise. What ever happened to allowing some leeway for imprecision and even inaccuracy in a casually-written piece of text?


> What? That's a minority of my use.

I said functionality, not usage.

If we're having a discussion and not caring about being imprecise or inaccurate then we should all just stop wasting our time on this discussion.

Cheers


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