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human
CMV: In this era, a teenager should absolutely have a smartphone

So I'm 16 years old but have never had a smartphone, and I believe that I should. My parents won't get me one, because they think I would use it too much, and that I would get "addicted" to it. Although I have assured them plenty of times that I wouldn't, they refuse to get me one. I just have a keypad phone now, which I can literally just use for calls. I get really jealous, because all my friends have smartphones and can use social media and stuff all the time. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot cuz I don't have one. 

I really want my view changed, at least so I can feel better about not having one.
gpt
Is it better to have one? Almost always. Should everybody "absolutely" have one? Nah.

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With a parenting situation like that, it's likely that any kind of social media presence would be heavily monitored/policed by your parents anyway, so it'd be difficult to have an authentic social media experience regardless. While the situation ain't great, the silver lining is that you can continue "figuring yourself out" so that when you move out and get your own stuff, you can put forth a more consistent "you" online.