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The zeitgeist is turning anti-phone. Most people are aware of all the harm their apps cause and their phone is a major conduit to FB, IG, YT, TikTok, X/Twitter
by adamwong246 3y ago
The zeitgeist is turning anti-phone. Most people are aware of all the harm their apps cause and their phone is a major conduit to FB, IG, YT, TikTok, X/Twitter and what-have-you. iPhones were neat 10 years ago but now, people are waking up to the fact that they don't want to spend the lives gazing into a magic rectangle.
- johntiger1 3y agoYeah, phones waste your life away!! Now back to scrolling on my laptop...
- infecto 3y agoDoubtful. Seems more plausible that the bigger impact is less breakthrough changes year to year.
- cookie_monsta 3y agoThis sounds very much like a voice from a bubble. Next time you're on public transport or in some other situation where people are waiting for a short to medium time, do a quick head count of how many aren't looking at their phone. More than 10% would be surprising.
- thefz 3y ago> people are waking up to the fact that they don't want to spend the lives gazing into a magic rectangle Are they? Just some days ago an article about a guy narrating his three-day weekend without a phone like it was the odyssey just hit the front page.
- tomjen3 3y agoIn a very small bubble maybe. I don't install Twitter on my phone for obvious reasons and I am starting to experiment with charging my phone in another room over night, but not having a standard smartphone causes so many small to medium frictions in life that it is just not worth it. Plus I would miss out on a ton of photos.