Comment by turzmo

13 hours ago

Not OP, but it has to be a walk with no headphones for me. As I walk, thoughts seem to bubble up from my subconscious and present themselves for consideration. This doesn’t happen as often if I’m listening to music.

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shrubby  12 hours ago

I decided to go offline for this summer. I got a dumb phone and a card for public transportation, instead of the app I'm using now.

Downtime from the algorithmic manipulation has been the breeding ground for my creativity and this is one more step to this direction.

  • Cider9986  12 hours ago

    I wish more people knew you can turn iPhones and Androids into dumbphones through MDM and other methods. It would save people money , you wouldn't have to sacrifice security, and they wouldn't complain about losing Google maps or Signal.

    Result is no ability to install apps and no web browsing. It's really a smart, smartphone because you get the benefits of it being smart without becoming dumb through the distractions.

    • SauntSolaire  2 hours ago

      It's a mental thing too, the years of habit have built up such that for me smartphones are associated with distraction.

      It's like deciding to quit smoking but using an empty cigarette pack to carry your credit cards. Sure, I'm not smoking, but every time I pay for something I have to squash the urge.

    • shrubby  11 hours ago

      Anything I can remove, I can restore. So yes and no.

      Few people have the willpower to stand against the addictive design, but I'm not one of them :D

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    • kelvinjps10  3 hours ago

      I deleted my browser and installed an app on my phone to block all apps except the ones that I have in an allowlist