Does the author also not own a television? What did the author think of older cell phones since the same argument applies? The same arguments have applied long before smart phones as well. Did the author not like CD players? Perhaps he&#x2F;she railed against newspapers too.<p>The first argument is based on a terrible premise that only exists to support authors decision to not have a cell phone.<p>The second argument is just as pitiful as clients have nearly always been centralized. Just because your favorite protocol isn&#x27;t used often on the device doesn&#x27;t make this terrible argument stand up.<p>The third argument... I can&#x27;t even remember what it was because it was stupid, or perhaps my eyeballs rolled so far into the back of my head that I wasn&#x27;t able to read anymore.