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The anti smartphone revolution

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josuah:
I think I will stop dreaming by the second I want to communicate to any Whatsapp group used by relatives.

Any kind of system you want to build will need to reach these walled gardens, and these walled garden have rules: Android, iOS, period.

PlainName:

--- Quote from: Zucca on July 26, 2022, 04:11:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: eugene on July 26, 2022, 03:35:05 pm ---Is there irony in the fact that one needs to watch a video (as opposed to reading text) to find out why the author dislikes smartphones?

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it's not youtube.  ::)

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At least on YouTube there would be subtitles, but here this is nothing. Even if I wanted to spend the time watching I would learn nothing from it.

eugene:
OK, so I took the time to watch the video. I think they honestly portrayed the problem as not originating in the devices themselves, but in the fact that many people become addicted to them. The problem is that some people need help controlling their addiction. Some people need even more help than others.

Personally, I use social media only a tiny bit (1) so I don't feel the effects of addiction, though I do feel empathy for those that do. I think it's obvious that the smart phone isn't nefarious in itself; it's just a natural step in the miniaturization of computers, etc. The problem is not technical, but social, though it may have a technical solution. As a start it might help to simply admit, as a society, that there's a risk and people that feel at risk should look for a solution rather than let it get out of control. If dumb phones help some, then I'm all for it. Doesn't mean I feel the need for one myself.

(1)Posting here, especially in a topic like this counts as using social media. So anyone here that claims to be free from social media is kidding themself.

PlainName:

--- Quote ---Posting here, especially in a topic like this counts as using social media. So anyone here that claims to be free from
social media is kidding themself.
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Pedantically you're right, but practically I think there is a big difference between the likes of this forum and Facebook, which is what is normally meant by 'social media'. There is no timeline here, for a start.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: Zucca on July 26, 2022, 01:55:24 pm ---Suprising that the new generations are somehow moving away from the 24/7 connected mentality.

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Uh. Are they? I don't think so.

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