This made me think when was the last time I left my home without a phone and I would have to go all the way back before Nokias got popular in my country, shit these days I don’t even go to the bathroom without my phone. I hate the feeling of constantly being available to others, I hate pings and phone calls. I think I’ll buy a deducted ipod nano style media player for music and audio books, and just carry a dumb phone with me that can only do calls and messages the next time I want to go out for a stroll.
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captainjaneway@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If you leave your phone at home for one day, take a walk, get some coffee, meet a friend - but don’t use your phone, schedule in advance and tell them you’ll be phone-less, etc. You’ll find yourself feeling way less overwhelmed by a lot of these things. Phones keep us constantly aware of the changes around us. They make it seem like the world is whirring around much faster than it is. Basically, I guess, I’m suggesting “touch grass”. But I do think phones, in particular, are the worst for making us crash out like this.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
When I go running the phone stays gone. It forces you to be present where you are. Very freeing.
jpreston2005@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
The everything is already awful enough without us having to carry around a device that connects us to all the awful everywhere we go.