‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners
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yes, that still doesnt give the store your home address, phone number, etc etc like signing up for a rewards card does.
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Ohh, I see. That makes a lot of sense. I understand the comparison now, ty
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At least you can not only ask other customers for their cards, but also sometimes be offered theirs without even asking.
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I use a loyalty card pretty often. It's just that it is almost always another customer's card) And in case this is not available - a barcode of some rando's loyalty card I found online, the valid ones are often easy to find.
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I have seen a bit of that, but every time it turned out to have an option without. For example, one chain wanted you to use an app for making orders - but when you say "I am sorry, I have a dumbphone", it turns out there is a tablet for this on the reception.
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The more insane thing here for me is the fact that there isn't a washing machine inside your apartment.
(btw lived in such once, apparently the owner wasn't very wealthy. We washed everything by hand)
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Especially given that some of the common budget devices, like Huawei, lacks Google services. It is the reason why all the major banks here except one don't require Google services.
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So would you not recommend me getting a refurbished s20? That's the most recent model that still has microSD slots and I've seen them for 200. But I'm not sure about security...
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I'm rocking an S8 as long as I can, but no updates in 5 years is starting to cause compatability issues. I'll have to look into /e/OS soon I think.
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America has next to no protections for tenants, only landlords.
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It's actually incredibly common in US apartments for laundry to be a common area.
Having a unit in your apartment means you're at least well-to-do. Poor people can mostly go fuck themselves.
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Can confirm. Brother had his phone stuck in LA for 2 weeks.
- Hard time signing into some sites as they only had text for 2 factor
- Modern alarm clocks are awful, you only get two options and must be plugged in, so if you want 3 alarms while you're outside of your house? Fuck you.
- Harder to track public bus routes as not only can you not call dispatch, you can't check with the app.
There's probably more but those affected him the most. Genuinely weird that in 2025 alarm clocks are stuck in 1985.
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Yeah multiple layers of s***; I'll be honest I never figured out how to use the digital coupons for the second layer of discount; seems like it's not in the Kroger app but some other scammy telemetry scamming 3rs party. I paid the $2.99 for the ice cream I stead of 1.99
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Managers probably sold apps as a cost cutting measure
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Presumably they’re expensive and someone needs to manage them.
My company’s approach is “we’ll pay your phone bill if you use an Authenticator app on your phone.” Cheaper for them, plus they don’t need to buy company phones or fobs, and who’s going to complain about their phone bill getting paid?
A previous company tried similar but required putting your phone under enterprise management. A lot of us disagreed with that
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Plus the even simpler: apps are like browser “toolbars” because they’re just a veneer to collect more data, add more tracking, appear to be useful without actually benefitting the user over a simple web page
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They're not expensive at all.
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Risky click of the day.
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My job does this too. It’s literally just cost cutting. The fobs expire and need to be replaced every so often but the app lasts “forever”.
IMO the fobs pay for themselves because what they are spending on fobs is the same as what they’re spending on IT members answering calls all day for employees that are having login issues with the app.
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Well, you're technically correct lol
