>>51023209my phone didn't replace any of those things. I use it's camera now and then, but if I'm going anywhere where I expect to take pictures I pack my DSLR. The quality difference is night and day, and I get more than the single moderate-wide-angle field of view that a phone gives me. My alarm clock never moved from my nightstand. In any case, it has a radio, my phone doesn't. I can set both alarms, one backing up the other, if I absolutely must wake up at a certain time on short rest. There's a calendar on my fridge. Though really most of the "you're meeting so-and-so at noon" information was already in my head (personal) or email (work). And one needs only look at the board to see that watch-wearing is alive and well. I never leave the house without a wristwatch, it's easier than taking a phone out of my pocket, and the battery lasts two years instead of two days.
>>51023443I certainly admit to liking text communication more than in-person or (ugh) voice phone calls. It's nice to be able to put off replying for a few minutes to do something else or consider a reply.
I think the problem is that people just rely too much on one device, with no backups, and are then helpless if they don't have it. I make a point of not keeping or doing anything particularly important on my phone and just using it as a communication tool. Important stuff is on a proper computer with proper security and proper backups. If I drop my phone down the sewer it's just an eighty-dollar inconvenience for a few days. If more people treated their phone like that we'd have far fewer troubles in this area.
