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4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones (www.gizchina.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones::Find out how smartphone ownership has reached 4.3 billion people worldwide. Dive into the GSMA's Mobile Internet Connectivity 2023 Report.

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[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah... It's a tool of capitalism. Nothing you said is a positive reason for the increased ownership of a device that delivers sorrow and does little to enrich a person's life.

It is simply a tool. A large percentage of people have benefits from owning a pocket computer with access to the internet, and this is immediately obvious to everyone.

The companies maintaining the operating systems used in smartphones care more about the mental health of people than social media companies, reason why both Google and Apple added functionality to limit time spent on certain apps, which for me is a huge thing.