{"id":3569,"date":"2021-11-04T10:37:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/04\/my-life-without-a-smartphone-is-getting-harder-and-harder-jen-wasserstein\/"},"modified":"2021-11-04T10:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T09:37:34","slug":"my-life-without-a-smartphone-is-getting-harder-and-harder-jen-wasserstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/04\/my-life-without-a-smartphone-is-getting-harder-and-harder-jen-wasserstein\/","title":{"rendered":"My life without a smartphone is getting harder and harder | Jen Wasserstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m determined to hold out for as long as I can, but these days you need a QR code for everything from ordering at a restaurant to boarding a flight<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone \u2013 until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. I\u2019m suddenly surrounded by QR codes. There are now Airbnb doors I can\u2019t open, cars I can\u2019t start, menus I can\u2019t read. Paper menus have vanished; ordering food has become an ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent dinner with friends, after some initial chatting, everyone stared at menus on their phones. I sat there for a minute looking around the table and then whispered to my neighbor, discreetly asking to look on. When I eat out alone, I show my flip-phone to the waiter and ask for a proper menu. After an eye-roll, they\u2019ll either bring out a paper menu from some vault in the back or hand me their own phone to use.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/nov\/04\/my-life-without-a-smartphone-is-getting-harder-and-harder\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4473112290c4762eeca46d4d801bc5a09c8a95d1\/0_177_5256_3154\/master\/5256.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=8790502bd5fa65d7ac7899c397e8506f\" title=\"My life without a smartphone is getting harder and harder | Jen Wasserstein\" \/>I\u2019m determined to hold out for as long as I can, but these days you need a QR code for everything from ordering at a restaurant to boarding a flight<br \/>\nI\u2019ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone \u2013 until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. I\u2019m suddenly surrounded by QR codes. There are now Airbnb doors I can\u2019t open, cars I can\u2019t start, menus I can\u2019t read. Paper menus have vanished; ordering food has become an ordeal.<br \/>\nAt a recent dinner with friends, after some initial chatting, everyone stared at menus on their phones. I sat there for a minute looking around the table and then whispered to my neighbor, discreetly asking to look on. When I eat out alone, I show my flip-phone to the waiter and ask for a proper menu. After an eye-roll, they\u2019ll either bring out a paper menu from some vault in the back or hand me their own phone to use. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m determined to hold out for as long as I can, but these days you need a QR code for everything from ordering at a restaurant to boarding a flight I\u2019ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone \u2013 until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. 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