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Push notifications are a detriment to society. All notifications are always blocked and my browser is blocked by my OS. I always “poll” data mentally, I find t
by mozman 4y ago
Push notifications are a detriment to society. All notifications are always blocked and my browser is blocked by my OS.
I always “poll” data mentally, I find this to be crucial to me maintaining control over my devices and not allowing them to control me.
- Tepix 4y agoWhen your phone rings, it's a push notification of sorts. It is a real push notification if it's an OTP call. Most people are not ok with missing incoming calls.
- intrasight 4y agoThe phone app is the only one which I allow to have "push notifications". And they can be disabled. It's also the only one that I can think of that allows me to selectively enable based upon the sender (iOS user here).
- samb1729 4y agoI believe you can also allow Messages notifications in Do Not Disturb mode for your favourite contacts, if that's desirable for you
- intrasight 4y agoThat's what I meant by "selectively enabled"
- fmajid 4y ago"What, someone rings you like a valet, and you rush to answer?"— French playwright Sacha Guitry, about the telephone. You just described why millennials consider phone calls incredibly disruptive and rude (and I entirely agree with them despite being a Gen-Xer).
- JohnFen 4y agoVoice calls are for emergencies.
- mozman 4y agoI don’t let my phone ring except for one contact. People can wait.