poprock wrote:Do you have to change your phone, or could you just remove all the other apps from it? Like, can you dumb down the phone you have rather than having to buy another one?
SpaceGazelle wrote:Anyway, I really recommend the no texting thing.
g.man wrote:
Blue Swirl wrote:I was a gnat's chuff from going feature phone a while back, but I've basically just uninstalled all social media apps from my smartphone. I just log in via browser when I get home. TwitXter has 2FA on it, and usually I can't be bothered going through that to post whatever random thought crossed my mind. It's done wonders. I've never had a smart watch. Thought about it; it'd be nice to use one to navigate when I'm on my bike. But that's a bit niche. My Casio does fine. Got a calculator on it and everything. #tehfutur
drumbeg wrote:You made a good point about 2FA being a barrier to accessing certain things in a positive way. A while back Facebook wanted me to log in via 2FA on the web and I didn't have my phone to hand so just couldn't be arsed, then something clicked and I just decided not to log in any more. I eventually logged in after a month or so and I realised I'd missed fuck all. Not really bothered with it since.
an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea...
Kow wrote:I found that ditching all social media cut down on my phone use. I still use the phone/pc all the time but reading news, articles etc is ok by me. It was mindless scrolling that was such a life waster.
b0r1s wrote:I don’t need to be involved with and when I go on holiday I usually disconnect all work stuff from my phone.
b0r1s wrote:Yeah cos I’m gonna not have my tickets insurance docs, emergency contacts etc. it also means I’d need to buy a printer which means you’re asking me to buy MORE tech. It seems like your argument isn’t detox usage of tech but to just get rid of the phone and that solves problems. It doesn’t. It just introduces other problems that need to be solved by some older tech.
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