hstone32 Posted November 10, 2025 Report Posted November 10, 2025 Warning: incoming borderline schizo rant. I hate smartphones! I hate them so much! I hate how much time I waste on them! I hate all the privacy issues! I hate all the barriers of entry that have created this smartphone oligopoly we suffer in! I hate the exploitative algorithms! I hate the variable-reward notification design, the same principle that makes gambling self-destructive! I hate how we've allowed them to be "required" for modern life! I hate the scrolling, the endless content, the social media integrations, and everything else meant to consume my attention! I hate the mobile-first design everybody's transitioned to! I hate the software running them and their constant bugs and security vulnerabilities! I cannot think of more positives I've gotten from owning smartphones than negatives. I judge them to be a net detriment to the quality of my life. No more smartphones for me. "If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off." My only online connections from now on will be through my laptop and my desktop. Anyone or anything that "requires" me to have it is just going to have to deal with it. 4
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