https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/15/its-getting-harder-to-live-without-a-smartphone-and-thats-a-massive-problem/
It’s Getting Harder To Live Without
A Smartphone, And That’s A Massive Problem
The Federalist, by Victoria Marshall
Posted By: earlybird, 2/15/2023 5:09:47 PM
The infrastructure for living without a smartphone in the West is slowly disappearing. Thanks to societal changes made during the pandemic-induced lockdowns of 2020, many temporary adjustments — QR code menus, digital boarding passes — have become permanent. Nowadays it’s rare to go to a restaurant without grabbing your phone for access to a menu or for ordering takeout. Some concert venues actually require guests to show their tickets from their mobile devices.