Comment by no-name-here
16 hours ago
> I’m sure it’s possible to turn off the marketing messages.
Uber may have that functionality, but a surprising number of other apps don't - for example Makro, Tops, and 7/11 Thailand, three very popular Thailand retailers, use notifications for when an order is out for delivery, about to arrive, etc. But they also send constant promotion notifications every day, even with audio alerts enabled.
We must, at some point surely, reach an inflection where even everyday people are sick of this shit and start smashing their phones right?
There has always been "unpluggers" [0] amongst technologists, but the vibes are bad and getting worse. I feel like that is getting more common between "normal" people I know, but maybe outside of my country town bubble its not happening.
I was thinking we're only one or two big influencers away from a cascade, but then the ultra-influencers are never really going to commit because its their livelyhood and saying throw your phone away is self-limiting on the viral aspect.
I guess we're just stuck under the boot.
^0 https://biggaybunny.tumblr.com/post/166787080920/tech-enthus...
> We must, at some point surely, reach an inflection where even everyday people are sick of this shit and start smashing their phones right?
Never underestimate the ignorance of the average person…
I am talking about those people who consume content while ads blink around the content in a all four directions and they don‘t even actively notice.