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"Our phones control us and tell us what to do when; social media feeds determine how we feel; search engines decide what we think." Ok, let's see. I check my A
by rsp1984 9y ago
"Our phones control us and tell us what to do when; social media feeds determine how we feel; search engines decide what we think."
Ok, let's see. I check my Android phone perhaps 5 times a day. It's in silent mode all the time and has a broken screen since 2.5 years and I don't care. I have perhaps 10 apps installed of which I use maybe 5 on a semi-regular basis. I check Facebook / LinkedIn perhaps 1 time a day and when I do I'm always slightly annoyed by the amount of useless crap in my feed. I don't use or need Snapchat or Insta or Twitter or any other social media. I doubt I even need Facebook. I do use Google, a lot, but mostly as a gateway to Stackoverflow or to satisfy my curiosity about something I've read somewhere else on the internet. I doubt it has any influence on what I think.
Am I really such an outlier?
- weareschizo 9y agoTake public transportation during rush hour and look at what people are doing on their phones. Yes, you are an outlier. And good on you.
- jacobush 9y agoProbably?
- huebnerob 9y agoWe're talking about the general population and you're on hacker news, you're already quite the outlier.
- burkaman 9y agoYes, just look up phone sales, app sales, popular app daily active user statistics, etc. You are not in the majority. Also, checking Facebook once a day can easily affect how you think and feel. Not as much as using Snapchat 100 times a day, but anything you do every day is a major part of your life.
- askafriend 9y agoYes you are an outlier. And you're probably older too.
- kreutz 9y agoYes, you are an outlier.