TIL: The Smartphone IS the Internet

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:28 -0700

This really made me feel old and out of touch. I tweeted about it too.

I don’t always read Hacker News comments, but when I do, they’re 🔥

Someone posted an article titled “I won’t download your app. The web version is a-ok” on Hacker News, and a comment in the thread reframed my perspective:

The “Smartphone is the internet”, while for most of us, the “Smartphone is an extension of the internet from our desktops.” … [The] very first touchpoint with “the internet” for younger folks is a smartphone display. They even do homework on these small screens!

Internet on 🦉 olshansky 🦁

TIL: The Smartphone IS the Internet