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Yes, yes, yes, modern phones are far more capable in many ways, many flaws fixed, etc etc.

but

I could hand a first-gen iPhone to a nontechnical person who’d never once in their life used a smart phone of any kind, or any UI remotely like it, and they would •just figure it out•.

“Wait, how do I ____?” “Just try it.” And they would. And they •always• got it. I did this experiment multiple times just to watch it replay. It was uncanny.

I don’t think you could say that of a modern phone.