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> If you _want_ these notifications, then my argument does not apply. Then your argument has a very minimal reach and doesn’t apply to the post you replied to.
by surfpel 6y ago
> If you _want_ these notifications, then my argument does not apply.
Then your argument has a very minimal reach and doesn’t apply to the post you replied to.
Few apps have irrelevant and useless notifications. They usually have some relevance or use.
Many apps, especially social media, play on reward centers to form addictive behavior. They are wanted in the sense that they are irresistible and are sometimes useful.
The realization that they are troublesome makes them unwanted while still being irresistible.
- AshamedCaptain 6y agoIn which way it does not apply to the post I replied to? In which way would using a plain iPod -which now filters out all notifications, including the ones you actually want to receive- help if you have wanted notifications? That's the idiotic part. There is no "wanted" notification in this context. The poster just generically finds all notifications useless. If you are an addict to Facebook, I could understand buying a phone-network-capable device without the ability to install Facebook (the iPod isn't), or a child phone, or using parental controls on yourself (seen it); to enhance your self-control while still allowing access to work/family/whatever notifications. However, if you just don't want to receive notifications whatsoever, what's the point? There's no addiction here. You are talking about a different topic entirely.