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I hadn't heard of that. How do you use this feature?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202612
Awesome. Thank you!
The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
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Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
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I switched back to a "good old plain, non distracting phone" 2013 ( http://www.atterobay.com/public/upload_images/model_images/o... ) and have been pretty happy. That said, I have to admin that the "features" I'm missing are a camera and a map.
I'm with you! I'd love a smartphone that has a great camera, access to map & weather info and nothing more!
I used to have a Nokia 6700 Slide that was pretty much that, but sadly it died. No GPS though, just maps.
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> Could this not be said about drugs and alcohol? And while it may indeed be beneficial to use drugs and alcohol in a balanced, well moderated way, the downside risk seems to great to me to be suggesting this to a society. Over half of fatalities in cars have nothing to do with DUI-type impairment. Would you ban those as well? But lets say you ban alcohol and re-create the problems of the Prohibition. Banning the way…
It is reasonable for you to find the link between videogame (or content) addiction and chemical addiction more tenuous. I would be curious to know what your thoughts on gambling are? Irrespective of any solution, do you feel that leaving the gambling industry unrestrained would not be damaging for society?
> I would be curious to know what your thoughts on gambling are? Irrespective of any solution, do you feel that leaving the gambling industry unrestrained would not be damaging for society?
I don't think it should be unrestrained. But then again, I don't think in game purchases should be marketed to children either.
Basically, if they are an adult, I don't think restraining them is practical but providing them with opportunities for education and requiring the gambling industry to be a part of that process (by providing the materials and the odds of their games in very visible ways) is really all the "restraint" required.
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
#384I am terrified about giving smartphones to my kids. France's new rule (no smartphones in schools - no exceptions) is genius, and I applaud them for that. What is a supercomputer in your pocket, with access to a significant portion of the sum total of human knowledge, good for, for most people? Playing fucking candy crush. We wish that we, humans, were better, but we are not. So what can we do about it? I have no idea…
Higher thought and functioning is a scarce resource. The trivialities may seem dumb or unnecessary, but it’s inhumane to expect none of them.
The real problem is getting people to balance fun/play and “work”.
Open question as to how to get people to balance those. Maybe the freemium/Facebook stuff need to be discussed like cigarettes/sex Ed.
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
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But before phones, did those folks read books and do nothing? Or is it more likely that they watched football and soap operas on TV?
Football and Soap Operas are simply not comparable to the kind of addiction the smartphone people are able to build into their products. Facebook has an army of phds whose only goal is to make sure Facebook’s users spend another few percent of their time on Facebook. And Facebook with its social interaction, and in depth knowledge of each user, can actively drive its users to spend more time on it in ways no other me…
My point wasn't so much about addiction, it's that if someone is determined to kill time, they'll find a way to do it.
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
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If I didn't work for a telco, I would still carry a basic phone.
The thing I really, really love about having a Google Pixel phone is the camera, and its with me all the time. I was riding my bicycle to work on Friday and saw the sunrise...it was quite beautiful: https://www.realms.org/pics/IMG_20180105_072614_1.jpg Besides that, I have very few apps installed on my phone. I basically use it as a mobile web browser from time to time.
Hah. I carried a point and shoot in my pocket from 2004-2010, until I got an iPhone.
I used it for telling time, taking photos of maps and other useful notes, etc. Super useful.
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#387"Matt Mayberry, who works at a California startup called Dopamine Labs, says it's common knowledge in the industry that Instagram exploits this craving by strategically withholding "likes" from certain users. If the photo-sharing app decides you need to use the service more often, it'll show only a fraction of the likes you've received on a given post at first, hoping you'll be disappointed with your haul and check b…
Another example of services hiding things that comes to mind is how YouTube and Google Play filter comments so when you're logged in you see your comments, making you think they've been accepted and visible, however if you log out, your comments are no longer visible.
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
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The thing I really, really love about having a Google Pixel phone is the camera, and its with me all the time. I was riding my bicycle to work on Friday and saw the sunrise...it was quite beautiful: https://www.realms.org/pics/IMG_20180105_072614_1.jpg Besides that, I have very few apps installed on my phone. I basically use it as a mobile web browser from time to time.
That's a pretty picture. I wonder though, the beautiful Voronoi-like patterns between the leaves are an intentional effect, or camera quality issues rendering as something nice by accident?
Phones jam a lot of pixels into tiny sensors so need to apply agressive noise reduction. I think that’s what you are seeing.
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
#389I am terrified about giving smartphones to my kids. France's new rule (no smartphones in schools - no exceptions) is genius, and I applaud them for that. What is a supercomputer in your pocket, with access to a significant portion of the sum total of human knowledge, good for, for most people? Playing fucking candy crush. We wish that we, humans, were better, but we are not. So what can we do about it? I have no idea…
> Playing fucking candy crush.
This is not balanced at all. We also use it to connect, relay information, learn, translate in realtime, coordinate events and meetups...
Re: The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds
#390I plan on abandoning my smartphone next month. Not certain enough to say that I’m abandoning smartphones for good, but I sort of feel that way. I’m over it.