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>The crazy part is, not one single person I know thinks of it as a bad thing I bet they don't think of it at all. It's addiction. It's a habit that sneaks up o
by unethical_ban 4y ago
>The crazy part is, not one single person I know thinks of it as a bad thing
I bet they don't think of it at all. It's addiction. It's a habit that sneaks up on you.
I'm not attacking you, but have you mentioned it to them as a bad thing, or challenged them to not do that?
I say this as a 30-something that does the same, but today installed minimalist.phone to work on the struggle.
- ryandrake 4y agoI remember one time back right before COVID hit, watching this young couple in a restaurant a few tables down from us. They were obviously on some kind of date (dressed real nice), but their phones were just lighting up constantly. Dinging and buzzing and vibrating. Notification here, message there, and they kept picking them up over and over and checking them every time, like Pavlov's dogs reacting to the bell. I don't think they even got through a sentence, let alone a conversation. I can't imagine maintaining my sanity in that environment. It's like living on the Las Vegas strip all day with all the lighting up, dinging and buzzing all the time. When I originally posted this story with a very critical tone, I got downvoted into oblivion. How dare I judge these addicts! I think a lot of people here see a little of themselves in that picture and rush to its defense. I've been for about 5 years on DND mode 24/7. No messages, no phone calls, no notifications, no needy phone waking up wanting me to do its bidding. It's really liberating. I now use my device on my own terms not on some app developer's schedule. The wellbeing difference is indescribable.