A big problem is that people need smartphones for so much of modern life.
Do you though? They’re convenient, for sure, but you can also use a dumbphone and a laptop.
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Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoA big problem is that people need smartphones for so much of modern life. You can stop watching Disney and your life won’t meaningfully change but it’s really hard to avoid evil smartphone companies. Part of me wants to switch from Apple but what would I go to? Samsung who’s just as bad about right to repair? Google who’s Google? I’m not saying it’s impossible but I’m not going to say that the choice is as easy as cancelling a streaming service.
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
How the fuck would I access my bank then? All banks literally require their apps to access the account or sometimes even open the account, nevermind actually pay for anything or get a debit or credit card.
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
All banks literally require
In your part of the world…
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
In most of the world.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yea, just gunna carry my laptop around with me everywhere. You also haven’t answered about where the phone ads are coming from.
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Keyword: convenient
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Fairphone. Right to repair, plus good custom ROM and linux on mobile support.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Useless without passing Google’s Integrity checks.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Two phones.
One for everyday life.
The other for documentation of events, activism, direct action, this app mentioned in the post, and maybe even rebellions.
(actually if you are doing a rebellion, you better use meshtastic or some sort of radios, and remember: do not transmit from home)
the_q@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah this is generally the take I hear the most. The smartphone is presented as a necessity and for a lot of people that may be true, but what it really is is a tool for capitalism. It spies on you, gives you fomo, serves you ads, gives access to all kinds of addictive content… oh and work apps!
It’s like AI, shoved down our throats until people think it’s needed. It’s not.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Your smartphone serves you ads?
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Yeah except I do actually need one for work, paying rent, paying bills etc. It’s a helluva position of privilege to be able to say no to something like that, and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t have a car, which is far less necessary.
the_q@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
You can’t do those things any other way, eh? That’s crazy…
It’s a privilege to say no, eh? Interesting take.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
No, we cannot do those things any other way.
Yes, it’s a privilege to be able to simply say no to having a bank account, for one you’d need to not be in paid employment and not on any financial assistance, so basically a NEET and/or like a foreign-born investor, for which you need to be pretty rich.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I would say you’re missing some nuance in these arguments, though.
With a phone people no longer need laptops or full-sized computers and they also get a phone and camera to go along with it. They get a lot of power even just using fairly mundane apps like email, file storage, and a calendar. And then you have access to the internet and all the power that comes with that.
AI, on the other hand, is hot fucking garbage at everything it does. Why anyone uses it I can’t say, it’s so bad and it’s known that it’s actively making people dumber. I don’t touch the stuff and my life has been going just fine.