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This article is clearly a paid advertisement, as you can see at the end. It’s also maybe the worst tech writing I’ve ever read, so bad it’s almost funny. Some of the best worst lines:

> “Visuals may be half the fun of technology, but there are pros of owning a screenless smartphone, such as giving your eyes a break, saving moolah on high-roaming phone charges, and avoiding germs on screens”

> “… an adjustable base memory cable for your neck, and is charged through an A type C-USB cable pod“




Also great is the definition of a SIM card:

“A SIM stands for security information management, and traditionally collects, monitors, and analyzes security-related data.”

This writer has never worked in IT before and is wholly unqualified.

Edit: I do not know who the writer is. The mangling of “SIM” is enough to know they should not be writing tech articles.


Makes one wonder what else Vice writers make up off the top of their heads and aren’t challenged on by editors.


Written so hastily they misquoted the "discount" offered (57%, when the clickthru clearly says 51%).


The whole tone was very funny. "Is this the best thing since sliced bread? Well, they sure are paying me to say so!"


The constant swearing is also really professional. Swearing surely increases the likelihood of a purchase, everybody knows that.


It's a professional requirement at Vice.




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