@[email protected] to Bikini Bottom [email protected] • 5 months agoGotta use the budget on something I guesslemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1526
arrow-up1526imageGotta use the budget on something I guesslemmy.world@[email protected] to Bikini Bottom [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•5 months agoIt’s the same logic as “why do homeless people have phones?”. it’s a one time purchase. It’s not going to cover ongoing rent. But yeah, also a problem.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•5 months agoNot really a good comparison. In modern times, a smart phone is a basic necessity and can be that persons only connection to their friends, family and work opportunities. A digital sign in the lobby of a school doesn’t hold nearly the same utility.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoThen a necklace. Whatever. Poor people are allowed to have nice things occasionally.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoNo one here said they weren’t. You seemed to imply that a phone was a luxury and not a necessity and got corrected.
It’s the same logic as “why do homeless people have phones?”. it’s a one time purchase. It’s not going to cover ongoing rent.
But yeah, also a problem.
Not really a good comparison. In modern times, a smart phone is a basic necessity and can be that persons only connection to their friends, family and work opportunities. A digital sign in the lobby of a school doesn’t hold nearly the same utility.
Then a necklace. Whatever.
Poor people are allowed to have nice things occasionally.
No one here said they weren’t. You seemed to imply that a phone was a luxury and not a necessity and got corrected.