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Reupload: "Dumbphone Owners Have Lost Their Minds", this is the original title of the Wired article, personally I don't think so (slrpnk.net)
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publication croisée depuis : https://sh.itjust.works/post/53797963

Not related to this post here, but personally I've chosen to go the dumbphone route because I'm sick of the expectation of needing to be avaliable 24/7 amongst other reasons

https://techlore.tv/w/27GRDDRgpbuipGEvkfAwTM

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[–] agentsnep@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

Yeah I agree that expectation to be available 24/7 is honestly suffocating, especially for people who require alone time to recoup energy.

[–] purpleghoul94@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hi thank you for the crosspost, I appreciate it 💜, (Bonjour, merci pour le crosspost, j'apprécie beaucoup 💜)

[–] pseudo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

De rien ! (You're welcome!)

I find there is a need for digital minimalism in simple living. Or at least to not keep with the digital maximalism that is pushed to us in today society.

[–] amikulo@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

I have always had a dumbphone and it has been amusing to see the typical reaction change over the years.

07 - 15 Oh, so you're broke?

15 - 24 Where did you even get that? How do you live?

24 - 26 Wow, I wish I could do that.

[–] evenwicht 1 points 3 weeks ago

The links are dead-ends. What is the text of the Wired article?