Originally Posted by
Squawk 6042
Pardon a quick digression on a digression before I get back on point.
No one would expect to be able to fully function in society without the ability to read and write. However, increasingly, the same could be said of the smartphone, you cannot expect to fully participate if you do not have one. Not saying I agree it should be so, far from it, but it is what it is. s.
I can read and write fairly proficiently. Not sure why I should be forced into having a so-called "smartphone", I have no interest in having one. If I was to be given one I would have no idea how to use it or what to do with it and to be candid have no desire to find out. It would lie in a drawer at home until someone clears away my belongings after I am gone on "my last flight"....
Thought a little more about this one. Learning to read & write is a "one off" exercise, sure you can improve with practise. You do not need to keep paying for the privilege of being able to read and write. You do not need to indulge in perpetual upgrades!!".