“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll
“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll
Smartphones are amazing, but they can also be a major time sap. You check your phone for that one notification, and before you know it, you’re endlessly scrolling. Now, one couple has done so…
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This is why I'm looking for a dumb phone. Too much time wasted on doomscrolling.
Just get an android phone without google play services or microG, get a minimalist launcher, then only install the apps you need straight from the web
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What do you mean? Most people already have a suitable android phone either in their pocket or in a closet, and a cheap one is significantly less expensive than the dumb phones that are sold to people who want to stop doomscrolling
I was thinking about this after posting my comment.
I have some phones laying around that I can try to install a different OS on.
Just like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZacTUhH0c
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