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The shares of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, use social media, own a smartphone or own a tablet computer are all nearly identical to the shares who said so in 2016. The share who say they have broadband internet service at home currently stands at 65% – nearly identical to the 67% who said this in a survey conducted in summer 2015. And when it comes to desktop or laptop ownership, there has actually been a small dip in the overall numbers over the last two years – from 78% in 2016 to 73% today.
A contributing factor behind this slowing growth is that parts of the population have reached near-saturation levels of adoption of some technologies. Put simply, in some instances there just aren't many non-users left. For example, nine-in-ten or more adults younger than 50 say they go online or own a smartphone. And a similar share of those in higher-income households have laptops or desktops.
The poor, the rural, the elderly, and those who couldn't care less are the hold-outs.
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Tuesday October 02 2018, @12:57PM
In case you have not experienced it for yourself, the advertising and the pressure from iPhone consumertard zombies is immense. People are really, literally, expected to own a smart phone even if they can't put food on the table for their children, or pay the rent. This is why stupid smart phones are such a hot target for thieves. Periodically there are stories on the news around here where people have shot each other over iPhones. It's pure madness.