Abstract
YAFR (Yet another futile rant) presents the smartphone: an unstoppable piece of technology generated from a perfect storm of commercial, technological, social and psychological factors. We begin by misquoting Steve Jobs and by being unfairly rude about the HCI community. We then consider the smartphone's ability to kill off competing technology and to undermine collectivism. We argue that its role as a Lacanian stain, an exploitative tool, and as a means of concentrating power into the hands of the few, make it a technology that will rival the personal automobile in its effect on modern society.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI EA 2016 |
| Subtitle of host publication | #chi4good - Extended Abstracts, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 501-510 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450340823 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2016 |
| Event | 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 7/05/16 → 12/05/16 |
Keywords
- Mobile phone
- Social issues
- Technology policy