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I wonder how many people who have "downgraded" phones do so, in all honesty, for the shock value for fashion's sake just for the attention. Often they are the

I wonder how many people who have "downgraded" phones do so, in all honesty, for the shock value for fashion's sake just for the attention. Often they are the arty type who try to stand out from the crowd even though they have a nicely intellectual justification "I'm get too distracted, I lose out on quality of life". The cynic in me thinks they just want to be different.

ciquar 13y ago
Ha! OH, oh you're serious. Don't worry, the reason I use a dumbphone isn't so that I can be judgmental of you.
chrismonsanto 13y ago
I have never owned a smartphone, and I will hold out as long as I can. It is not a fashion statement, I do not care what others think about me. The nature of my work requires a lot of uninterrupted thinking, and I have a very addictive personality. If anything, it would be nice to own a smartphone so my friends and colleagues will stop acting weird about it.
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llllllllllll 13y ago
There's a ton of legit reasons to not have a smartphone. Most of the "arty" types you see probably just can't afford one. As someone who over the years has lost their phone a couple times and dropped it many more times, no way am I going to shell out hundreds of dollars for a new one every time that happens. I also don't own a smartphone because I already spend enough time at my computer, and doing all the same things on a tiny screen with no mouse/keyboard/etc. would feel like a massively downgraded experience. For me, the only appealing features of a smart phone are tethering and GPS. I'm fine without them though. I moved to a new city ~6 months ago, and I already know my way around much better than most (especially useful because most of the city is not well documented on Google Maps / OpenStreetMap). Probably would not be the case if I had GPS everywhere.

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I wonder how many people who have "downgraded" phones do so, in all honesty, for the shock value for fashion's sake just for the attention. Often they are the

by shearnie 13y ago

ciquar 13y ago
Ha! OH, oh you're serious. Don't worry, the reason I use a dumbphone isn't so that I can be judgmental of you.
chrismonsanto 13y ago
I have never owned a smartphone, and I will hold out as long as I can. It is not a fashion statement, I do not care what others think about me. The nature of my work requires a lot of uninterrupted thinking, and I have a very addictive personality. If anything, it would be nice to own a smartphone so my friends and colleagues will stop acting weird about it.
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llllllllllll 13y ago
There's a ton of legit reasons to not have a smartphone. Most of the "arty" types you see probably just can't afford one. As someone who over the years has lost their phone a couple times and dropped it many more times, no way am I going to shell out hundreds of dollars for a new one every time that happens. I also don't own a smartphone because I already spend enough time at my computer, and doing all the same things on a tiny screen with no mouse/keyboard/etc. would feel like a massively downgraded experience. For me, the only appealing features of a smart phone are tethering and GPS. I'm fine without them though. I moved to a new city ~6 months ago, and I already know my way around much better than most (especially useful because most of the city is not well documented on Google Maps / OpenStreetMap). Probably would not be the case if I had GPS everywhere.