bradboimler

@bradboimler@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I was content and managed just fine with paper maps and directions before smartphones. When I got my first one it rendered those devices obsolete for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Printing out the MapQuest directions. Keeping the Thomas Guide in your car.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. When I’m out and about I’m present in my environment. “Smartphone zombie” behavior is foreign to me.

  4. I take full advantage of the digital well being and bedtime features of my phone. I set timers for my addicting apps.

  5. 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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If you don’t find value in smartphones I can respect that

  You’d have to pry my own from my cold, dead hands. I have a map of the entire world (mostly) in my pocket! That in itself I find invaluable. I use Google Maps all the time. To find places and to navigate to them. On foot, public transit, and car. Here and in other countries.

  Sure, I used to manage before Maps was a thing but do I ever want to go back? Nope.

  That is one killer feature for me

  And yeah I definitely see how life changed for the worse because of them. I actively moderate my own behavior.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lower Decks Eulogizing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My favorite joke from the finale

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x08 "Upper Decks"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That was the funniest bit for me. I loved this episode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Email is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to things⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  delta.chat/en/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HBO should use a different bumper for streaming.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sorry. Perhaps if you search for “hbo logo flying through space” you’ll find something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HBO should use a different bumper for streaming.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Go big or go home