• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’m well aware of the risks of winter sports. Getting stuck somewhere on the mountain is about as bad as they get. If you’re alone your phone is pretty much the only tool you have to prevent that from happening if you get injured.

    Learning from other people’s mistakes is how you keep them from happening to you. That’s what you’re supposed to do, not make excuses for them. If you’re more concerned about the possibility of breaking your phone than being able to call for help after reading this then you didn’t learn the right lesson.

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      11 months ago

      People have learned just how easy these devices are to break. That’s why she didn’t have hers on her, she learned.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve been snowboarding with my phone in my pocket for 20 years and never had an issue. Make excuses all you want, the fact remains that this person could have fixed this problem in 30 seconds with their phone. If you’d still rather leave your phone somewhere else to protect it then that’s your decision to make. Getting stuck on the mountain is your problem to deal with. Just don’t bitch about it if it happens to you.

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          11 months ago

          I’ve been driving for 20 years and never once needed my seatbelt.

          Sounds kinda dumb, doesn’t it?

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            11 months ago

            Put a case on your phone and store it in a pocket you’re not likely to fall on. You’re acting like protecting your device is rocket science and it just isn’t. Plenty of people do it without issue. If you can’t figure it out that’s a you problem.