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No Mobile Phones Anymore
The Samsung Galaxy S2 came out in "2 May 2011; 15 years ago" (quoting Wikipedia). Rianne bought one. I had not bought any "smart" "phone" ever in my life.
This was the last time Rianne bought a mobile phone, a decade and a half ago.
In my own experience, modern [sic] technology does not necessarily enhance life, it spoils a lot of things in all sorts of covert ways that people refuse to recognise. My mother told me about it yesterday as she recognised that the "phone" was becoming a nuisance to her. I said, "you don't need to have one" and "stop making this assumption".
Last month I read a blog post by somebody whose old father said, "why would I want people contacting me any time they want???" (Not exact quote)
It's typically worse as modern [sic] "smart" "phones" do a lot more than calls. They're an endless source of distraction if not anxiety. They're marketed as "staying on top", but in reality this means "never left alone" (no peace).
We no longer use the "smart" "phone", except to take photos sometimes. It's not even connected to the network. It hasn't been connected to the network since COVID-19.
It would be no exaggeration to say that the Samsung Galaxy S2 became nothing but a portable digital camera, not a phone at all. █
Image source: Samsung Galaxy S2