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‘Luddite’ Teens

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Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by sedeki »

kayodelycaon wrote: post #26
sedeki wrote: post #22

I want to start doing this too. I bought a flip-phone some time ago, but it never stuck. My usage is pretty much: listen to music, use (Google) calendar, texting, FaceTime. Any surfing is plain doom scrolling and not productive. Recommendations for me? Analog/simpler substitutes? For ppl that has gone down this path - how do you feel now?

You could use the parental controls to lock it down. iOS has Screen Time, which allows you to set limits on how much you can use an app. I'm sure there is some equivalent on Android. I made the mistake of purchasing FTL (a game) and had to add a Screen Time rule for it. :)

Yeah, I have it activated. But I want to experiment with the idea to abolish my phone as much as possible.

Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by UncleSlacky »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #15
082349872349872 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

a little more difficult now that no one wears those wooden shoes anymore, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabot_(shoe)

They'll still stick it to the man when their employer expects them to provide a personal phone for 2FA and don't have one.

If my employer expects me to use a phone for work, I expect them to provide the phone.

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Post by psychphysic »

sedeki wrote: post #22

I want to start doing this too. I bought a flip-phone some time ago, but it never stuck. My usage is pretty much: listen to music, use (Google) calendar, texting, FaceTime. Any surfing is plain doom scrolling and not productive. Recommendations for me? Analog/simpler substitutes? For ppl that has gone down this path - how do you feel now?

Between texting and FaceTime is pretty much the entire functionality of a modern smart phone.

Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by Unbeliever69 »

LucyEverylove wrote: post #10

I've been experimenting with a "no phone" protocol for a few months now. It has been amazing. Only occasionally problematic/inconvenient, mostly miss the GPS and music. Most things I used to do on phone I simply do on a laptop. But not constantly grabbing for a phone and staring at a screen... priceless.

I used a flip-phone from 2011-2018 after standing in line day-one to buy an iPhone. Those were very productive years of my life.

Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by antihero »

psychphysic wrote: post #35

These fads always remind me of this Ali G skit. https://youtu.be/xx5t5ps-bwc

How is wholesale rejection of the shitty companies and websites that prey on your attention span to sell adverts in favour of good literature and genuine connection a “fad”?

I’ve deleted social media from my phone and it’s been…amazing. I don’t know what to do and end up staring into space instead of giving into my cravings for fresh content. You start to pay attention to your surroundings and think. It’s wonderful.

Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by falcolas »

barbinbrad wrote: post #30

I don't have a phone. It's fine.

This is definitely an option; we as a society did it for centuries.

It will impact your social life, but you can mitigate that if you put in the effort.

The worst for me when I don’t have my phone while driving. It’s an odd anxiety.

Re: ‘Luddite’ Teens

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Post by Archipelagia »

It reminded me of one of pg's old essays – http://paulgraham.com/addiction.html. Highly recommended.

On a personal note, it's also something that worries me for the day when I'll finally have my own children.

I wouldn't want them exposed to modern cyber-addictions from young age, but at the same time, I'm not sure how to protect them, when I can expect that all their peers will be on whatever social app's gonna be popular at that time.

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