>Because we still need certain utilities on our phone
You don't "need" any of those things, humans got on with life just fine without them for 100,000s of years, smartphones have only existed for the last 15.
>Maps
Look it up on a computer before you go, or ask someone on the street for directions. The only "benefit" having maps on a phone gives you is that you can completely avoid talking to people and just stare down at a screen instead.
>Music
MP3 players still exist. Or just ditch the music and be present in the moment.
>Search
I have never spontaneously needed to search something that couldn't wait 30 minutes until I was back at a computer.
>Camera
If you're going somewhere you know you're going to want to take pictures then take a proper camera. Otherwise you probably don't need one. I can't think of a single instance in the past 2 years where I needed to take a picture of something that actually mattered without knowing beforehand.
> You don't "need" any of those things, humans got on with life just fine without them for 100,000s of years, smartphones have only existed for the last 15.
That's an odd thing to say. Humans got on with life just fine without electricity, central heating, public education, public transportation, computers, and the internet. I'm grateful I have access to them.
What's the cutoff for things that didn't exist for the majority of the humankind, but are good to have?
You don't "need" any of those things, humans got on with life just fine without them for 100,000s of years, smartphones have only existed for the last 15.
>Maps
Look it up on a computer before you go, or ask someone on the street for directions. The only "benefit" having maps on a phone gives you is that you can completely avoid talking to people and just stare down at a screen instead.
>Music
MP3 players still exist. Or just ditch the music and be present in the moment.
>Search
I have never spontaneously needed to search something that couldn't wait 30 minutes until I was back at a computer.
>Camera
If you're going somewhere you know you're going to want to take pictures then take a proper camera. Otherwise you probably don't need one. I can't think of a single instance in the past 2 years where I needed to take a picture of something that actually mattered without knowing beforehand.