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I'm not sure about these new dumb phones. Just not having social media in the first place has worked alright for me. I hate my phone, and my relationship with
by specproc 4mo ago
I'm not sure about these new dumb phones. Just not having social media in the first place has worked alright for me.
I hate my phone, and my relationship with it, but sometimes you just need to use one.
My preferred strategy is having a normal phone, minimal apps, and just keeping it switched off most of the time, particularly round the house.
Thing is, I've got a worse problem with my laptop and desk. Between HN, lichess, and a handful of favoured blogs, I can easily blow a day doing nothing, without the help of a phone.
Honestly, I think something deeper than a different form factor is required. If anyone has found it, let me know.
- itomato 4mo agoIt’s not even a dumb phone. It’s a WhatsApp flip phone.
- SwellJoe 4mo agoHaving WhatsApp but no email is the weirdest part about this thing (and there are many weird choices here). This is the most "built specifically for one person" product I've ever seen. I've never used WhatsApp. Never known anyone who suggested we talk via WhatsApp. I know it's popular, but, it's not more popular than email. And, it's certainly more distracting than email, if you're trying to build a device free of things that distract and demand immediate attention.
- wvenable 4mo agoIn many countries, Whatsapp is texting. You wouldn't expect a dumb phone to do email but you would expect it to do minimal texting.
- recursive-call 4mo agoWhat wouldn’t you consider “doing nothing” if even chess and blogs don’t count?
- specproc 3mo agoIt's the staring at a screen I hate. I do it for work, I do it when I'm not working. Best is being out with family, friends, dog. Creating things. Computer saps my life.