An unwanted phone

No, I never really wanted a smart phone, but "Once everyone uses the infrastructure of a new technology, it becomes a lot harder to opt out": An unwanted phone.  An excerpt:

I find myself sympathizing with someone living in, say, 1920 who resists buying an automobile, reasoning that his horse and buggy will do just fine. In the meantime, roads are being paved and automobiles are zooming past him at what must seem like breakneck speed. At some point purchasing a Model T is no longer optional, because an entire transportation infrastructure is being built for it. 

Read the article here.