スマホを持たずんば人にあらず Without a Smartphone, You Are Not a Human.

スマホを持たずんば人にあらず

最近、ある新聞に次のような投稿があった。投稿したのは６３歳の女性である。

「先日、耳鼻科に行き順番を待っていた。待合室には多くの人がいた。高齢の女性が「初めてですが」と受付に声を掛けると、受付の女性は「午前の予約は終わりました。午後は二時からスマートフォンかパソコンで予約してください」と答えた。女性は、スマホを持っておらず、「午後の予約を、ここででできませんか」とお願いした。が、受付の人は断り、女性は帰って行った。この耳鼻科は電話予約も駄目で、ネット予約のみであった。ネットを使えない高齢者は多いと思うので、配慮があるといいと残念に思った」

「スマホを持たずんば人にあらず」の世の中になって来た。人間は近い将来スマホに牛耳られるだろう。もう既に牛耳られているかも。

Without a Smartphone, You Are Not a Human.

Recently I read a letter to the editor written by a 63-year-old woman in a newspaper. She wrote:

“The other day I was waiting for my turn at an otolaryngology clinic. There were many patients there. An elderly woman came and said to the sign-in-desk clerk, “This is my first visit here.” The clerk replied, “The morning sign-in has finished. We will resume it at two o'clock in the afternoon. Please make an appointment with a smartphone or a personal computer.” The woman replied, “I don’t have a smartphone or a computer. Can I make an appointment for the afternoon now?” The clerk said, “No, you can’t.” So, the woman left the dental clinic.

Later I learned that this clinic does not accept telephone appointments, either. That means the appointment is accepted only via the Internet.

I feel sorry for the old woman. There are many aged people who cannot use the Internet. Clinics should pay kind attention to such old people.

About 1000 years ago in Japan, it is said that if you do not belong to the Heika clan, you are not a human being.” Today, the words have changed: if you don’t have a smartphone, you are not a human being.

In the near future, human beings will be controlled by smartphones. Oh, some of them have already become smartphone slaves, haven’t they?