Comment on I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoI’m not going back that’s for sure. I do feel kinda of dragged along though, I didn’t have a cell phone until my early 20s and only became a full adopter when smart phones were ubiquitous. I just can imagine a life that was just a fulfilling without the existence of the “smart” phone.
bradboimler@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I hear ya. I too was a late cell and smart- phone adopter.
If I couldn’t use them anymore I would be annoyed at first. But I would adjust and yes, would certainly lead a fulfilling life regardless.
I myself am in between both extremes. Here are some ways I remain old school even though I’ve bought into the smartphone era:
I remain in a real sense anti-app and keep them to a minimum on my phone. I keep their permissions as locked down as I can and I review every update pretty extensively. It’s ridiculous how everyone and their brother wants me to install their app. No thank you. I’m quite content getting up to adjust the thermostat and don’t need a fully automated smart home.
If I’m socializing with someone they get my full attention. If I need to look something up, respond to a text, etc I excuse myself.
When I’m out and about I’m present in my environment. “Smartphone zombie” behavior is foreign to me.
I take full advantage of the digital well being and bedtime features of my phone. I set timers for my addicting apps.
Oh, when I do drive I am hands off with my phone. If I really do need to use it then I pull over.
Etc
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Sometimes u just wonder if we, as a people, will set down the phone and say, “that was interesting.” And kinda move on. Not like throwing them away but maybe just realizing, this isn’t everything.