81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone • Hacker News Board

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by jayd16 » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

If you think this is bad you should see the absolute cluster that is Intuit Dome's system.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by whoamii » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

xvector wrote: post #16

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point is it doesn't have to be life. We can make things so that you don't need a smartphone, but we choose not to. That's a choice, not some immutable reality of the universe.

We can, but why should we?

Right? This is no country for old men.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by HotGarbage » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

xvector wrote: post #16

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point is it doesn't have to be life. We can make things so that you don't need a smartphone, but we choose not to. That's a choice, not some immutable reality of the universe.

We can, but why should we?

Why should we be beholden to the two mega-corporations who control the smartphone market?

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by pavel_lishin » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

xvector wrote: post #16

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point is it doesn't have to be life. We can make things so that you don't need a smartphone, but we choose not to. That's a choice, not some immutable reality of the universe.

We can, but why should we?

If you scroll up, there's a link to an example of why at the very top of this page.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by elevation » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

We need to extend the ADA to protect people who are not technologically-abled.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by pavel_lishin » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

polski-g wrote: post #15

Well he has no responsibilities. His entire calendar is free, for the past two decades. They came out 17 years ago. He can go get one and learn how to use it.

Kind of you to volunteer his time.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by bradley13 » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC

Parking in my town can now only be paid via smartphone. Yes, almost everyone has one, but: there are still people who do not.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by throwaway27448 » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

kjkjadksj wrote: post #9

cwillu wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's strange, because it opens and plays fine without an account for me.

They sometimes give a more firm account wall and sometimes let you slide a few tweets. It isn’t deterministic.

I don't think I've ever seen this firm account wall for single tweets outside of those marked as sensitive.

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by cindyllm » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

HotGarbage wrote: post #23

xvector wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We can, but why should we?

Why should we be beholden to the two mega-corporations who control the smartphone market?

[dead]

Re: 81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone

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Post by gnerd00 » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

bradley13 wrote: post #27

Parking in my town can now only be paid via smartphone. Yes, almost everyone has one, but: there are still people who do not.

don't you understand that this means a data trail to your location and government ID ? connecting to your ability to pay a legal fine? You are consenting to that ?