This community collects stories, cases and situations where people without smartphones are excluded from society.
Rules/culture:
① If the post is not a specific instance of smartphones being imposed on people but generally about this topic, please consider prefixing the title with something like “(philosophy)” or “(advocacy)”, or the like.
② If the post is about this forum itself (e.g. about moderation or something), please consider prefixing the title with “(metapost)”.
③ Please consider prefixing titles with a region if the post is region-specific.
Somewhat related:
I recall successfully renewing my registration several times online before, but now they want a phone number and they are pushing some weird government smartphone app "to handle your government todo items"?
Update: Although not listed on the site, I was able to find a link to the old online registration system (which feels very COBOL-ish), and it worked without any smartphone shenanigans.
Link?
The paper mailer directs people to the new and shiny https://www.texas.gov/ (which wants you to create an account and have a smartphone, etc).
The old webflow I mentioned is here https://www.txdmv.gov/osp-registration-renewal (which does not require a mobile number or account creation, etc).
I just did this a couple weeks ago and don't remember needing my phone.
Missed the part where this was to create a new account. I've had one for years, so maybe this is something they changed.
Welcome to fascism.
C'mon dude. ACTUAL fascism is taking shape in several countries across the globe right now.
This registration this is BULLSHIT. I won't argue that. But to say it's fascism is like screaming at a jewish guy that his store policy makes him hitler.
It's a bit much for that situation.
One notion of fascism is gaining control to information by eradicating privacy and using that information to enforce control over the individual.