He didn’t say don’t buy a smartphone. He said maybe you shouldn’t go out and get the new iPhone. I think it was intended more for young people than for poor people.

I have two friends and one coworker that do not have smartphones. It inconvenient, but they live otherwise normal lives and don’t stare at their phones constantly like the rest of us with smartphones.

Internet, in general, is needed, I’ll agree. But you really could cope without a smartphone.

Why should I help you pay for something you could afford yourself if you had any self control?

Well, considering a iPhone a year and the unlimited plan for two would cost you around $2000 it might be valid comparison.

Personal responsibility should not be shunned and he is not all that wrong. It may not be a popular statement, and it may hurt peoples feelings or offend them... but spend money responsibly. I have a buddy that used a go phone for YEARS because that is all he could afford. When he finally got some pay raises and his…

Absolutely... If you’re poor, but have an iPhone, a PS4, and a big screen HDTV then I’m not paying for your healthcare.

There are plenty of tech stocks that are up. Did you mean that Twitter is the only stock in your app that’s up? Stop trying incite panic, we have enough of that right now.

Go on....

I agree. It was a total dick move.

I didn’t, I followed the rules. Only little punks break the laws. Or so my dad said.

“Playing armchair investor: They probably did this to hedge against people not buying enough cars”

While I do agree on the stupidity of the electoral college, you realize that there are FAR FAR FAR more elections than just the presidency, right? Every House member is up for reelection every two years, as is 1/3 of the Senate. Then there are governors races, state assembly/senate races, local elections, etc. …

As long as it leads to Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho being elected, I can support this.

Let's link up the voting rights with your tax returns: Decrease everyone's tax return by $100 per year. Only if they vote, they get the $100 back. Call it a "voting deduction" or a "voting rebate" if you want to wordplay it.

I don't think I've ever seen electronics hold value like an Xbox controller

I don't think I've ever seen electronics hold value like an Xbox controller

What a terrible decision. I own a Nexus 5 and think it's great, but i'd never consider buying a Nexus 6 simply because of the size and price. Unless Google comes up with a smaller and cheaper Nexus model this year, i'll be jumping ship for my next phone.

As a purchaser for people I have to provide support for, the first thing I do with any system is go through and remove the bloatware... And I bill for the time I spend doing it.

But how many cupholders does it have?

It's okay, Spock. You'll actually become good friends with him someday.

This would be so much better if it worked with a wifi network, never having to unlock when I'm connected to my home wifi would be very convenient.