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We've gotten to point where if all you have is smartphones, laptops, and tablets, you're considered pretty "analog".

Cool. If someone said they didn't have much "tech" in their house, I wouldn't pull them up on their lightbulbs, alarm clock or doorbell. A tablet, computer, and a phone is really table stakes at this point.




I'm not saying having lots of technology in your house is a bad thing by any means, but in my mind at least what I kind of considered as the "baseline" for most people would be smartphone and some sort of personal computer (laptop or desktop). It's just interesting to hear someone say that they think phone+laptop+tablet+nest isn't that much technology, we've gone so quickly from these items being uncommon to people thinking they aren't a big deal. Sure you could say the same thing about lightbulbs and indoor plumbing but I wasn't around for that transition.


I know plenty of people who only have a smart phone, i.e., no tablet or laptop.

A smartphone is table stakes. A laptop is the blind. But owning a tablet would definitely be "tech."




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