Technology progs.

What's worse, someone who doesn't use every feature of a smartphone, making themselves use older methods of doing things, or someone who thinks that person is somewhat backwards? Take for example the quote below from AndroidCentral.com that I found in the comment box.

"Or you can find a payphone and carry loose change for phone calls. Or carry a paper map in your pocket. Or perhaps a camera around your neck?"

The person was responding to an OP where the OP stated he didn't need NFC (ability to pay without an actual credit/debit card) and that people who needed it were lazy. Basically you can go wallet/purse-less. Now, okay, I can see why people who responded got upset but I do see his point. There are some who think whipping out your wallet to swipe your card is truly archaic, but then again people still pay with cash. But here's my response to the quote above:

1. A vast majority of people use cards to pay.
2. Paper maps are actually handy to be honest when technology fails. Learning how to read  a map is a dwindling skill that is useful when needed.
3. Some people do carry around cameras. Nikon. Canon. Pentax. DSLR versions. Heck, there are even people who carry around film cameras.

Stick to the OP's point: not every feature that is seen as convenient is a necessary function for those who do not  mind living their daily lives in less sophisticated ways. Remember, some places don't even accept cards to pay (certain bars, certain small shops, food purchase during opera break) so logic follows that they also don't accept NFC. So that flagship android phone with NFC capabilities? It has no place in such establishments. That 1K iPhone? Useless. At least at all the establishments I've visited cash was always accepted. Cash is king.