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New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
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Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#12I enjoy mindlessly scrolling social media when waiting for the bus. It takes my mind off the banality of doing that. It also makes time go by quicker, which is what you want when waiting for anything . I don't agree with this current wave of demonisation of smartphones. If you want you can flash a Pixel with LineageOS and install a bunch of FOSS apps from F-Droid if you're concerned about privacy.
It’s because people demonise “wasting time”.
People take themselves too seriously.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#13New? Can't you buy this for $80 at any CVS or Walgreens?
"Companies including Nokia Corp. still manufacture “feature phones,” devices that look, feel and operate like the cellphones of the ’00s.
But most feature phones still follow a design philosophy of abundance, cramming all the features they can into a limited operating system, said Petter Neby..."
Bullshit. They can't get on the Internet, that's what matters. You can call, you can text (awkwardly) and that's pretty much it. Is it really worth $250+ to strip out the shitty version of Snake or whatever the Feature phone comes with? The whole issue is distraction, and I'm pretty sure a tiny monochrome display with no Internet poses little threat in that regard.
Pure wankery, especially when you consider they could probably sell THIS phone for $80 too, if they wanted to. Buy a feature phone if this is what you want (and more power to you). Don't reward this nonsense.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#14Looking at the official website trying to understand what's the value of this mobile phone over any cheap feature phone from Nokia: https://mudita.com/products/pure/.
The device has an e-ink display and claims to have a very good speaker. The operating system has a meditation app and an "inspirational quotes" app.
I'm still curious about which kind of person would purchase a device like this instead of a feature phone, given that they are way cheaper.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#15You have to make minimalist things configurable sometimes so they each persons minimal set can work for them without adding bloat to somebody elses.
I’ve been rewriting some logic for a writing prep app right now based on this idea. It’s delaying the launch by about a week but it’s really important. There is no such thing as the average person
(Obviously, great defaults are critical too)
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#16You have to make minimalist things configurable sometimes so they each persons minimal set can work for them without adding bloat to somebody elses. I’ve been rewriting some logic for a writing prep app right now based on this idea. It’s delaying the launch by about a week but it’s really important. There is no such thing as the average person (Obviously, great defaults are critical too)
Yeah I think this is better suited as an Android fork.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#17I'd buy one if it could do WiFi calling (I have very poor mobile signal at my house) and hotspot capability so I could use a cheap tablet for maps in the car.
According to their promo video, it can "act as a data modem" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58bJLakzVPo (but yeah, no wifi I guess)
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#18Pretty worthless without WhatsApp, which in many countries is the only way to actually make calls and send texts. They state in their FAQ that they have no intention to support it.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#19I enjoy mindlessly scrolling social media when waiting for the bus. It takes my mind off the banality of doing that. It also makes time go by quicker, which is what you want when waiting for anything . I don't agree with this current wave of demonisation of smartphones. If you want you can flash a Pixel with LineageOS and install a bunch of FOSS apps from F-Droid if you're concerned about privacy.
It’s because people demonise “wasting time”. People take themselves too seriously.
When it ends up consuming days or weeks on end then yes, something is wrong.
Re: New phone can make calls and send texts, but it cannot access social media
#20I need a connected phone that isn't built for addiction.
For example, I need Uber for the rare cases where I'm in a jam at 3 AM and need to get back home. I need maps for when I'm looking for directions. I need a web browser to access my bank and the occasional Google search.
I can live with or without Whatsapp or Signal, that depends on how much you use it I guess.
However, I don't need Facebook, Twitter or TikTok or any social app.
I feel these "minimalist" phones fail to be useful.