It’s getting more and more difficult to live one’s life without owning a smartphone. After holding out for years, Joe finally broke down and got one after both his employer and his favorite baseball team made it a requirement to have a mobile device to do business with them. Joe asked Mark whether it will someday be impossible to be a citizen and functioning member of society without one. Join Mark and Joe as they ponder the sacrifices necessary to go without, and whether that renders you (to use James Joyce’s memorable phrase) "outcast from life’s feast."(Recorded June 2, 2023.)
It’s getting more and more difficult to live one’s life without owning a smartphone. After holding out for years, Joe finally broke down and got one after both his employer and his favorite baseball team made it a requirement to have a mobile device to do business with them. Joe asked Mark whether it will someday be impossible to be a citizen and functioning member of society without one. Join Mark and Joe as they ponder the sacrifices necessary to go without, and whether that renders you (to use James Joyce’s memorable phrase) "outcast from life’s feast."(Recorded June 2, 2023.)