I guess smartphones were aptly named so while being designed according to human nature & need.
'Smart'; however costly it might be in the beginning, it slows down after a while, gets a few scratches, gets old after an year or two, and is then discarded, thus increasing its sale and use manifold.
Acts akin to how we mortals act.
Cashing well on the human emotion of throwing people out of their lives after getting too used to them, or when all the dents in one's character are revealed, resulting in an emotional void and detachment.
Too smart, isn't it?
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