ok but like if I don’t have music and noise cancelling earbuds I will explode
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dwazou@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Getting a dumbphone was one of the best decisions I took in my life. It helps me focus and read books. I don’t actually need the internet with me 24/7. If you really need me, you can call.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 days ago
pretty sure they are options
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 days ago
I would like wired earphones to make a comeback, though that wouldn’t stop certain assholes from watching stuff/listening to music without them on the bus with max volume
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I mean you could walk around with an IPod, but that’s basically a phone anyway.
Tregetour@lemdro.id 4 days ago
People tend to interact with technology on a default permit basis, whicih is why they have weather-vane attention spans and obliterated focusing capacity. They’re like Pavlov’s dog, responsing to every notification and every ping; and social media is treated as the default use state until something else yells for their attention.
I have notifications denied by default. Notifications are lame and a known privacy threat. No one needs to be bothered because someone responded in a group chat or a new post surfaced on a Lemmy comm or a ‘deal alert’ got pushed by some marketing dipshit on the other side of the planet. That they exist at all for email is ludicrous. Email is an asychronous protocol - delayed responses are a feature.
Stop giving this stuff attention on demand and start allocating attention windows where it will get seen to. Email that gets in front of your eyes is 99 per cent transaction stubs if you’re doing it right; there is no more reason to pay it any attention outside 7pm for 10 or 15 minutes (say). Similar treatment should apply to most messaging to be honest.
themagzuz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
i’m curious, what exactly is the advantage of getting a dumbphone vs just uninstalling social media apps from your existing phone, or just disabling internet access all together? doesn’t that achieve pretty much the same thing while still being able to keep things like navigation and being able to see when public transport is delayed
46_and_2@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s like quitting cold turkey - removes the temptation to use these apps.
EvilBit@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I got an e-ink e-reader in the pocketable form factor of a phone (Bigme Hibreak Color). Instead of doomscrolling social media, I read a couple paragraphs of the Oppenheimer biography. Next I’ll reread Neuromancer. It’s life-changing. 10/10 highly recommended.
Waphles@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Cool! What made you chose that over something like the boox that is the same form factor but without phone functionality?
EvilBit@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Color screen and the fact that Onyx, the makers of Boox, flagrantly violate GPL terms.
But it was the Boox Palma getting publicity that made me aware of the form factor and start digging. I’m super happy with the Bigme Hibreak, but I don’t have a SIM card in it. I mostly use it in airplane mode as a dumb e-reader and don’t even install any apps besides the minimum needed to do that.
Waphles@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Ah ok, so do you carry a smartphone as well? I wonder what it would be like to completely rely on the bigme