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this is kind of silly. there's absolutely no comparison between being completely self-sufficient and using a phone that can't access the internet. the oversized
by _npe3 3y ago
this is kind of silly. there's absolutely no comparison between being completely self-sufficient and using a phone that can't access the internet. the oversized reactions to these stories always remind me of the mindset of addicted people. and for full disclosure I've had a dumb phone for over a year. I had no way miss my smartphone it was a total curse on my life.
- halJordan 3y agoThere's definitely a comparison. The needs and wants that lead people to imagine themselves in rural alaska are the same needs and wants that lead one to saying "i gotta get a dumb phone." You're cajoling it into a one-for-one, equal sized comparison. But's it's really the same concept with two instantiations- one much smaller, one much larger.
- hydrok9 3y agoI guess the main reason I got a dumbphone was to feel MORE connected to other people and society, not less. I don't think that owning a dumb phone is really comparable to living in a cabin by yourself in the woods surrounded by nothing but trees and animals.