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My general mindset is that I survived just fine before apps and notifications were a thing. If they provide truly useful information, I'll use them. If they bec
by brk 4y ago
My general mindset is that I survived just fine before apps and notifications were a thing. If they provide truly useful information, I'll use them. If they become spammy or start trying to prod me to drive more engagement I'll disable, or delete, whatever is enabling that. If that means I delete the app, and possibly stop using the service altogether, so be it, I'm doing just fine.
- karamanolev 4y agoMany people here express that kind of sentiment and I find it either irrationally rebellious or just false. We all survived just fine before smartphones, internet, electricity and so on. Does it mean we can just delete and cancel big stuff over small annoyances? We'll end up deleting most of our lives. I don't find marketing notifications somehow more egregious than the million other anti-consumer behaviors companies show. It's a much better approach to fight those in a more targeted fashion, while still using the services and products we like or need. Please keep in mind that need is almost never "I will not survive (I will die) without it", but rather "My life is so much better with it, that a substantial investment in time/money/energy/suffering of annoyances is worth it".
- aembleton 4y agoWhat notifications does Starbucks send that are so important? I've never used the app, but presumably you'd be in one of their coffee shops in order to get the coffee. If it notifies you when you need to collect it from the counter, why not just collect it when they call your name? I can't think of any other reason Starbucks would need to notify me.