yet they’re still priced and treated culturally like luxury toys
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You’re must be joking! Look around, if you look past the bitten apple, there are plenty of perfectly capable devices out there for under $300. In fact, I see plenty of people who are on the street corners panhandling AND using a smartphone.
No, they actually aren’t essential at all. You can EASILY get by day to day without a phone/touchscreen.