Am I a Luddite? [View all]

I want a phone that I can use for 5+ years, without the internal memory running out ---*not because I use more apps, but because the constant updates to the few I use chews up memory, but somehow never releases any memory from older updates---* I don't care to have the latest and greatest, just content with what works.

I want a computer that doesn't *demand* an internet connection at all times, or even once a day. I want the software running on it to be under my control. I do *not* want the software "phoning home* to it's corporate masters what my computer is doing.

Seriously, is that too much to ask? We consumers have really given away too much (everything, really) in order to play with their toys---except that it is no longer "play" or even optional to not engage with this new technology. Every aspect of life now requires it, so unless you're an off-grid survivalist, you must engage.

It could have gone differently. I'm glad I won't be around much longer. :sigh: