I switched to a flip phone, and I'm never going back

(sfgate.com)

5 points | by pilingual 12 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • khedoros1 9 hours ago ago

    I just don't have any social media apps on my phone at all, so that stops the feed-scrolling that so many people have trouble with. I've got very few accounts I could connect it to anyhow.

  • taylodl 12 hours ago ago

    Yeah, well - in my city you can't park without an app. The option I use is to get rid of all social media on my phone. ALL. The upshot is I'm able to use old, cheap smartphones to do what I need to do and there's nothing on the phone to entice me to engage with it.

  • k310 12 hours ago ago

    Hint. Last time I got a new phone, I transferred zero apps.

    I downloaded them from the store one by one as "needed"

    Starting from scratch is a good exercise, at least when I reach the "What is this app and why do I have it?" point.

  • chasing0entropy 12 hours ago ago

    Smartphones are a relic of commercialism and will eventually face the same fate as PDAs.

  • scblock 12 hours ago ago

    Until you do. These articles never age well.