My brother commented that there was a communication gap between two of us as I was not a smartphone user. My sister even claimed that she could not imagine life without iPhone. A relative with a family of four also proudly declared they had 4 iPhones and 4 iPads even the two kids were in primary schools. Am I losing out something by not using a smartphone? Am I going backward without the access of instant messages and information? Even though I find myself OK but there is an increasing pressure for me to get a smartphone as soon as possible. I don’t’ feel the communication gap but why others think so. I am confused. Is this another kind of social divide in the information age? If there is a gap between those who can afford, then there is even a bigger gap between those who can afford and those who can’t afford. When the PAP sets high pay for political positions, perhaps they only look at those who can afford to pay for either iPhone or high sala...
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