<i>e.g. I don&#x27;t own a smartphone, because it&#x27;s a consumption device rather than both consumption and production, is just silly. So is a photoalbum, so is a book, so is a TV, so is a music player.</i><p>It&#x27;s not actually silly because of the mindset some people have.  I know many people who bought an iPad or an iPhone with the mindset of, &quot;GREAT!  Now I don&#x27;t need a computer.&quot;  They went into it thinking that an iPad or an iPhone was a replacement for a computer and then were basically transformed into someone who could easily produce content to someone who could only produce content with difficulty.<p>Your argument from analogy is not apt because nobody buys a photoalbum thinking, &quot;GREAT!  Now I don&#x27;t need a camera.&quot;