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Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by mc32 »

dfxm12 wrote: post #76

Headline: A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use The study: 52% – said they are trying to limit their phone use in various ways. Addicts will often lie about trying to get clean. "Trying to do" something is also not the same as "doing" something something. I'm not saying that teens aren't taking concrete steps to reduce smartphone and social media use, and after all, the fi…

What you say is true, but, importantly, recognition of an issue can be the first step in a sometimes long process of managing an issue properly.

So, succinctly, it’s a start. Industry should take note and steps to de-“gamify” the whole industry before the gov comes down or people rebel.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by toasterlovin »

vinceguidry wrote: post #4

It's important for people to remember that humans are still intelligent creatures that are capable of recognizing, eventually, what's good for them and what isn't. How many of you guys remember the 70s and 80s, when TV and video games were supposed to turn us all into zombies? What happened? We eventually learned how to see these things as the tools that they are. Humans get fascinated by the new and shiny. This fasc…

It's the dose, not the substance that makes a poison.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by [deleted] »

mc32 wrote: post #81
dfxm12 wrote: post #76

Headline: A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use The study: 52% – said they are trying to limit their phone use in various ways. Addicts will often lie about trying to get clean. "Trying to do" something is also not the same as "doing" something something. I'm not saying that teens aren't taking concrete steps to reduce smartphone and social media use, and after all, the fi…

What you say is true, but, importantly, recognition of an issue can be the first step in a sometimes long process of managing an issue properly. So, succinctly, it’s a start. Industry should take note and steps to de-“gamify” the whole industry before the gov comes down or people rebel.

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Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by sampl »

dfxm12 wrote: post #76

Headline: A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use The study: 52% – said they are trying to limit their phone use in various ways. Addicts will often lie about trying to get clean. "Trying to do" something is also not the same as "doing" something something. I'm not saying that teens aren't taking concrete steps to reduce smartphone and social media use, and after all, the fi…

I think it's fair to say "taking steps". As you say, admitting the problem is literally the first step in 12-step programs like AA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_program

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by JohnJamesRambo »

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That all stopped as smartphones took over my life. It almost feels like schizophrenia being connected at all times to all things, all people, and all information. It reminds me of the Black Shakes (Nerve Attenuation Syndrome) disorder from Johnny Mnemonic.

I have received the phone but can't use it yet because my sim hasn't come in the mail. It's tantalizing to not be able to turn off my smartphone just yet. But I can feel the freedom when I hold that dumbphone Nokia.

https://www.nokia.com/en_int/phones/nokia-3310-3g

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by jstanley »

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #85

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That…

You might not actually need to carry a phone around with you at all. I don't.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by s3r3nity »

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #85

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That…

I would LOVE to go back to a dumb phone like this, but three use cases really prevent me from doing so at the moment:

1) GPS / Maps for navigation: I agree with your sentiment, but I find that I"m _more_ likely to travel or take adventures when I know I can fall back to Google / Apple Maps as a safeguard for getting me from A-to-B, or finding new places around me.

2) Uber / Lyft / Ride Sharing: I can already use Siri on Apple Watch to say "Hey Siri, get me an Uber," so why can't I text a service like that? Or maybe a dumb phone with Google Assistant installed that could aid with those types of tasks? [Disclaimer: a service or phone like that _might_ exist, but in my limited time searching I haven't found one I like nor trust just yet.]

3) Photography: I'm no pro, but I do enjoy taking very good quality pictures at the fraction of the cost of a bulky thousand dollar camera, alongside the auto-backups and location-data stored alongside.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by save_ferris »

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #85

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That…

I bought this exact phone a few months back, works great. The only issue I'm having with migrating off of a smartphone is app-based MFA and email.

I thought it would be super easy to just use my iPhone for MFA and email, but I wound up needing to carry two devices wherever I went instead of just one. I tried hard not to use mobile email altogether anymore, until something came up and it was just easier to pull out the smartphone to reply to it instead of pulling out the laptop.

I'm still hopeful that I can get entirely off of a smartphone, but it's a massive challenge when work demands certain apps that just aren't dumbphone compatible.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by piyh »

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #85

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That…

I agree with everything but the GPS. I've always been shit at directions and spending more time driving lost in an unfamiliar area is something I do not want to do.

Re: A majority of US teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

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Post by PyroLagus »

jstanley wrote: post #86
JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #85

I just bought a Nokia 3310 3G and plan to curb my smartphone use completely. I'm sick to death of looking at my phone being the only thing I do. I used to do things at night, projects, hobbies, meeting people, and going places. I drive places now via GPS and have no recollection of how I got there. Driving without GPS makes you actually look at your surroundings and enjoy them and start making mental maps again. That…

You might not actually need to carry a phone around with you at all. I don't.

Until you need to call an ambulance.
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