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The question is more how bad is the phone addiction? Is phone addiction causing accidents while driving, trends that result in violence & marriages ending in divorce at astronomical rates? There are times where I'm on my phone because I'm searching for new ways to customize it because I want an updated look. Does that mean I'm addicted to it to where I'm not spending time with my family? Am I addicted to so much that I'm constantly losing jobs? There're more factors to phone use than just labeling it as addiction.
I read an article where someone used this boox e reader as a phone for a month. They said it was a great way to detox. All the apps they were used to were still there, but in black and white e-ink all the sudden the dopamine drops stopped coming from it.
Unfortunately this isn't a real solution yet. The boox does not have the ability to use mobile data. So you still need a smart phone or a hot spot for it to work, but it's existence is encouraging that something like this with a sim slot makes exist soon.
As you can see people need (or really want) things the smart phones offer. Maybe the answer isn't going dumb phone, but making the phone significantly less exciting to look at in general.
The item I'm speaking about is called the boox Palma. I'm unable to link atm
I would make the switch with just a few caveats. I would want GPS, youtube/youtube music, an email client, X, snapchat, and the big kicker would be Android Auto, even if just plugged in and not wireless.
Depression/anxiety and suicide rates spiked when social media use spiked. Look it up, easy google search. Smartphone addiction is 99% social media addiction. Get off social media and stop looking for worth, value and relationships there. You weren't made for that. Ditch the smartphone and when the fog fades in your head that you never realized was there until it disappeared you will be thankful you ditched it. It's worth whatever the compromises are. It's your life we are talking about.
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The question is more how bad is the phone addiction? Is phone addiction causing accidents while driving, trends that result in violence & marriages ending in divorce at astronomical rates? There are times where I'm on my phone because I'm searching for new ways to customize it because I want an updated look. Does that mean I'm addicted to it to where I'm not spending time with my family? Am I addicted to so much that I'm constantly losing jobs? There're more factors to phone use than just labeling it as addiction.
I read an article where someone used this boox e reader as a phone for a month. They said it was a great way to detox. All the apps they were used to were still there, but in black and white e-ink all the sudden the dopamine drops stopped coming from it.
Unfortunately this isn't a real solution yet. The boox does not have the ability to use mobile data. So you still need a smart phone or a hot spot for it to work, but it's existence is encouraging that something like this with a sim slot makes exist soon.
As you can see people need (or really want) things the smart phones offer. Maybe the answer isn't going dumb phone, but making the phone significantly less exciting to look at in general.
The item I'm speaking about is called the boox Palma. I'm unable to link atm
I would make the switch with just a few caveats. I would want GPS, youtube/youtube music, an email client, X, snapchat, and the big kicker would be Android Auto, even if just plugged in and not wireless.
Depression/anxiety and suicide rates spiked when social media use spiked. Look it up, easy google search. Smartphone addiction is 99% social media addiction. Get off social media and stop looking for worth, value and relationships there. You weren't made for that. Ditch the smartphone and when the fog fades in your head that you never realized was there until it disappeared you will be thankful you ditched it. It's worth whatever the compromises are. It's your life we are talking about.