The Anti-Smartphone Revolution
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Minimising my internet usage felt like dropping a drug addiction.
At first you feel empty or that your missing out, you feel twitchy without that dopamine hit.
But after a week your mind is so much fresher, you’re mental health better and you feel just so much healthier.
Great video.
You just became self aware and escaped the Matrix. Welcome, brother.
But seriously, ditching social media in 2008 was the best decision I ever made.
@@squidikka yeah okay sQuId GiRl
Somehow Moon is always based with all of his opinions
Please use your (possessive) free time to figure out how your and you're (contraction for you are) work.
It's true. You don't necessarily have to stop using internet you just have to leave the toxic side of it.
I use internet all the time and for all kind of things but I stopped using social media for quite sometime and trust me I've felt a huge difference and learned a lot about myself.
And reality isn't same for everyone.
You may feel the refreshing change after being absent from the internet but for a lot of people virtuality could be a reason that's keeping them alive because their reality is hell worse.
There's a huge difference here in what they're actually talking about. What all of these people are getting rid of is social media and other time wasting apps. We don't need to actively move backward technologically we just need to normalize the removal of these depressing and time wasting apps.
Agreed bc i got rid of them besides youtube and its possible to have a healthy relationship
Couldn't agree more.
It doesn’t work like that though.
Yes and meanwhile to work on the psychological aspect of social media/gaming addiction it's a good idea
1000% agreed. If you look back at the pre-social media internet, everything was pretty much fine. You didn't have so many people becoming depressed and such from using the internet back then because everything was genuine.
It's not about internet connection. The anxiety comes from social media and how it's structured. You can totally learn how to use your smartphone for only smart things. First step is to delete all social media apps and mute all non-important notifications. You'll get used to it, and you can still enjoy your camera, music and educative apps etc.
Exactly, I did this a few years ago and have never looked back.
I do still use twitter, but I choose when I use it given I have all notifications turned off. Mostly used for news these days for 10 minutes at most.
Amazing how freeing it is, with out your phone pinging notifications through every few minutes.
Only notification which I have got on is phone, iMessage and banking app. No more is needed
This 100%. I never had FB or twitter, had an IG for a bit but got rid of that. I'm planning on getting a cheaper smartphone when this one breaks, don't think I'll go full dumbphone as I do like to travel and be on the move. But for those needing a complete break it's great. Glad to see so many young people taking initiative
On my Pixel I long press a notification, click turn off notifications, and Google tells me which type of notification to turn off for that app. I still get messages if I leave them on, or order delivery updates on my door dash, without getting all the ads and other unwanted notifications. Works very well for me!
I kill anything that tries to notify me so my phone only informs me if I get called or receive a message from one of my contacts. Anyone else contacting me will have to send a email stating their business.
I stopped all social media years ago which felt great!! But now I’m addict to CZcams 😑😑
CZcams is social media.
@@bluestorm9651 Not really.... all you can do is write text, or respond to someone else's writing. You can't post images, and almost all of the time, it deletes any links posted. (if you are a serious content creator, that however is social media.)
@@typhoon320i that is social media. You are socializing when you write text for others to see, or respond.
I use YT to learn how to do things fix/repair etc and also bible sermons... Might need a dumb phone for emergency out on the road.
YT is the one platform I've got left to drop. Knowing what to do with attention and how to direct it is a first-world problem for sure. Not enough research or care has gone into understanding how misdirecting attention can damage a person. Social media is making generations socially inept and disconnected, like government corruption will get worse if people are happy to digest social media because it's filled with propaganda. Hopefully, we'll auto-correct soon.
Not only that - an anti-subscription service revolution is also getting steam, expect to hear more about CDs and Blurays/DVDs soon.
He said 25-28 are Millenials that’s debatable since 95-97 are on the cusp
Is that why dollar general has a dvd section again the first time in 5 plus years
I’ve been doing that since subscriptions have come out, I hate the concept and always have. I buy all my music on CD and Vinyl and watch Blu-Rays instead of Netflix and that. Also it’s probs WAYYYY cheaper in the long run
@@nineteeneightynine432 poundland has had a dvd section for years in England!
@@requiem165 Is poundland in England like, PoundTown in the U.S ?
I use my smartphone as a dumb phone. But I find in certain situations having access to email, scanning ability, banking app, and a few other features are very useful when needed. You just need to delete time-wasting apps and minimise notifications and a bit of self control.
I completely agree
This is the most sensible reply I have ever seen on any CZcams video I have watched x :)
And delete social media accounts, because that's really what the problem is. No-one is getting depressed from using maps and online banking.
For people who have a problem with this stuff, if you just delete apps and not accounts, the barrier is too low to stop using them, there will always be a moment of weakness so they need to have a bigger obstacle to re-engagement than a couple of taps on a screen.
Basically it's like a recovering drug addict walking around with drugs in their pocket the whole time. Deleting the apps is like putting them in an extra baggie, when really they need to toss the drugs in the bin..
just use your laptop for complicated things
Use laptop and smartwatch
I really hate what smart phones and social media have done to my family relationships. I get ignored so often by several family members bc they keep picking up their phones while I'm trying to talk to them. When I ask them to stop using their phones while we're talking they get mad at me. Even my mom does this to me. She's one of the worst. I hate it so much. It's a constant anxiety for me whenever I'm trying to talk to them. I miss the old days when my mom and my siblings had regular phones and actually cared to talk to me properly.
My parents watch movies using their phones while eating.. with earplugs... each one of them watching something different while eating... boomers... yeah.. boomers doing that. The exact same people that accused me in the 90 for play way too much in my computer behaves like zombified people.
This has caused so much friction between me and my wife. She seems welded to her phone and she even keeps fiddling with it when we are having a 'wine and movie' night. She often ignores what I say because she's entirely focussed on the bloomin' thing, and I have to repeat everything. I love her dearly but I'm annoyed at her so often it is making me wonder.
@@holymegadave I feel your pain. It really makes me feel bitter that my parents talked bad about such things when I was a kid just to see them acting even worse now. :/
@@andyhowlett2231 Dude that's so rough. 😞 I really hope things will improve for y'all! 🥺🙏
@@peachysparkles very sad.. the world is a very strange place.
I was on vacation in the Caribbean recently. I was completely without cellphone or computer. One evening, I went outside the hotel to admire the stars in the sky. When I came back in the lobby, I saw every tourist watching their smartphone and talking to nobody.
I have a smartphone, but I leave it home almost all the time. When I come back home from work, I look if I didn’t receive any call, and then I leave the phone there if I don’t have any phone call to make. I take the phone with me only if I know I will absolutely need it. What I like the most to do when I queue or when I’m in the bus, it’s reading a book.
I love this concept, but I think I've just matured enough to where I actually use my smartphone like a dumb phone most of the time.
Exactly
You could just delete the social media apps on it which is 90% of the problem.
And just turn off all the notification.
Until you comment on CZcams?
@@wilf7042 prob typing on a pc or a tablet
I’m 59 and am a mechanical engineer. I have used technology to create other technologies my entire career. I have been using computers since the 70s. My iPhone is a tool. I refuse to let it take over my life. When I get a new phone the first thing I do is delete the Facebook app and other time wasters.
I travel a lot for work so the gps function is a huge benefit. Plus having access to monitor email is a great capability.
I feel bad for the modern generations that have let this powerful tool take over their lives.
Turning 30 over here. As someone who practice the old ways of Internet Safety, I never use my name except for commerce since shipping requires it and PO Boxes are not always accepted.
Most importantly, I never use social media but communicate in discord and forums.
I agree with you, I am 33, I am technology fan since childhood and also making for a living using technology(graphic design, and now shifting to a developer). Having a power of a smartphone can make life easier even can be a lifesaver in some situations (if you get lost for example, you can just grab a phone which can show you your location and navigate you to desired destination and problem solved in a moment, in same situation with a dumb phone you would still be in a problem ), on other hand, nobody's forcing you to use all features of a device, we can use smartphone as a dumb phone with additional features when needed.
And i like how you said, my (i)phone is a tool!
Same, I mostly use a smartphone as a dumbphone anyway, AKA I am never addicted to smartphone stuff in the first place even when it first came here in the form of Iphone and Blackberry. I only use the social media sites strictly for registration purposes, I hardly ever interact with them otherwise and if I really have to, I interact with them on my PC instead because I just hate typing on touchscreens. I mostly play my games on PC, even "mobile" games. The main thing I use smartphone features for are for playing music (which most of the time again I do that on PC but I can't do that in the car), opening restaurant menu via QR code, making payment via E-wallet, playing some games when I cannot use my PC or laptop, and of course for navigation when I am going to places I am not familiar with.
Yet you're here commenting, using social media.
@@deadeyeduncan5022 Comment section are like forum posts, not social media. Besides, CZcams have exist before social media sites become popular.
Sometimes I think about the fact that I cant remember what I had for lunch yesterday but a company in India knows my eating habits from a year ago based on scanning a QR code
check the menu from the restaurant before :P in the internet
I'm glad that restaraunts around me don't use QR code menu's, in fact I cannot think of a place I've been to that does those. Id rather have a paper menu that doesnt nag me and steals my data
This is why I’m keeping my dumb TVs. I just want a screen with the images I want to see without ads or microphones listening or updates and “calls to home”
Eventually they will break and they just don't make them anymore.
@@jgrab1 one already did and I already fixed it. Everything eventually breaks my friend. I don’t let the little things stop me.
@@absmustang good one mate. Yes, eventually everything will break down, scientists call it entropy, we come from star dust and all will be in supermassive black holes, eventually (like trillions of years, though, so don't worry, and keep repairing)
@@jgrab1 you can also use a big monitor instead, there are some 4k 43 inch ones but sadly, no arc/earc...
Looking for a non smart TV is a task, wouldn’t get another smart TV ever
Here's a crazy idea: Delete your social media and turn off all notifications that are unnecessary. These things can actually be pretty helpful when used properly.
My battery lasts for about two and a half days on a single charge, because I put it back in my pocket whenever I'm done answering a message or googling something. I actually often find myself in the situation where I don't know what to do besides from that and taking pictures.
Actually what i have been doing for years, no social media/ messaging aps and no notifications on any site.
my Samsung M51 lasts 5-6 day's at home, 4.5 days when on the go listening music 90minutes a day and using GPS often.
Same with my previous phone, lenovo p2 (well that one lasted 3 to 5 day's depending)
btw BT and wifi are disabled but 4G and GPS are always on. But when no apps are using it in the BG it doesn't consume much.
That's what I try to do, I always end up going back on it though. To me the idea of having social media and other time wasting apps be restricted rather than optional is very attractive
I already have 95% of notifs off or set to show in status bar only.
That's why I don't yell at people to stop pinging me on discord.
was about to comment this too!
I really don't think there's a need to get a dumb phone but like its about how you use your phone in general
If you don’t have Google maps, you’re basically a hobbit.
I was born in a place and time where barely anyone had even a landline. I love the mind blowing possibilities my smartphone gives me. Searching, navigation, education and communicating with others in much better, quicker and easier ways, to name just a few.
I don't have any social media apps and most notifications from other ones are muted. Never felt like my phone makes my life worse in any way. It's that simple. Keep the good stuff, get rid of bad.
I knew people addicted to texting, before the smartphones were a thing. Downgrading the tech is not going to change much for them.
Smartphones are just a tool. It's how you use them makes it good or bad. You can build a home with a hammer or kill people with it.
Peoples' lack of self control and wrong intentions are the problem, not the tool itself.
Amen.
My work requires me to interact with people spread over half of Earth. I learned to severely manage notifications, and to set boundaries for my responses. Don't be a co-dependent to stress addicts.
I was inspired years ago by a global manger whose auto replies for all devices told people the range of hours when he would review what he received, and then only respond if needed. He got a ton of work done.
Majority of the people I met in highschool disagree. Always was on that shit
well said!
Never overestimate people's ability to resist temptation. People like you who used smartphone for the good stuff is of course quite a lot. But majority of users used smartphone as a dopamine injector.
I am exactly the same, you only get addicted to these smart phones and the social media platforms because they allow it to happen. If you can successfully lie to yourself then you have a problem and it is not the phone!! The phone and platforms have only become addictive because people have "needed" to have their presence seen almost like a race or a competition. The phones and platforms can still be used but just for connecting not for a thumbs up or popularity, because it is sad to think that the world is craving acceptance or likeability factor but that is a truth if people are really honest. I have never belonged to any of the platforms, never needed to or felt obliged to and my smart phone has always been pay as you go and I most often forget to bring it with me when I go out LOL I was born in the 60's so I grew up when black and white TV was still around. I love the dumb phone idea!
I haven't used social media in probably 10 years except for CZcams. What struck me is the fakeness of it. On Facebook I knew people who posted pictures of how great their lives were, nice cars and house, happy family etc but I knew in reality they were in debt to their eyeballs and the parents hated each others guts
On another note I have my original Sony Ericsson W810i from 2006, on the original battery. I still use it when I'm hiking in bad weather as a music phone.
It is not beneficial to stop using the internet. It is beneficial to stop using social networks, forums and chats full of annoying and narcissistic people. And disable the notifications you do not need. But yes, for people mistaking social networks with "the internet", it is probably easier to just use a simple phone...
Smart phones have tons of spyware imbedded in their programs
Actually, there were only 237.5 million dumbphones sold last year. Believing BBC can be dangerous to your brain!
So do dumb phones. In the us , patriot act killed our privacy
Yup, avoiding narcissists is the key and that makes up a large majority of the internet.
I miss the days we all sent eachother emails daily with memes jokes and videos etc
Bottom line: get rid of social media and apps that waste your time. Whether you achieve that by using a dumb phone, or by simply deleting them is your choice.
My smartphone can change into dumb phone on ultra energy save mode. Smartphones are not the problem. The problem is laying down in addicting from apps that are wasting your time.
@@VeryImportantPoetry yeah, becuz even if you using fearure phone, put if you still want to use social media you just can buy smartphone or using pc, so it just about the self control, not the tech
@@VeryImportantPoetry How do you get into ultra energy save mode?
CZcams is social media. Its the only one I use and I use it too much.
Delete all the apps on your smartphone, or get rid of you mobile phone , install a landline with a answering service. Use you TV to stream news, etc, on your terms. You will have so much time to do things that are beneficial to you, not your friends.
The issue isn't smartphones, the issue is social media. I rarely check my notifications, it's typically on silent. Living in a foreign country in a city you don't know that well, navigation is incredibly valuable. Ordering food and shopping is another aspect. Never mind the banking and verification apps.
I have had my phone on silent mode permanently for years. All that constant beeping of notifications is something i don't need in my life. I'll get to it when I get to it. never really post anything on sm so I could remove them and be fine. But You use you phone for so much more stuff that can be handy.
Yeah, smartphone is just like any other phones but with easier to use social media.
I myself just stop using it for social media for a while now and only use it to take a picture, contacting co-workers, and basic calculation apps.
And I am now a lot happier because I don't have to see how over the top people can break down on theirs social media at my workplace and won't get my privacy intrude by co-workers and top tech company like facebook because I don't have a fucking data for them to collect.
I feel like this movement didn't hit where it hurts like at all.
Underline, it should be about stop using the internet on your phone or stop using internet in general, because addicts will use internet on a brick phone if addicted too much.
Addicted to News as well
I recently moved to Japan and I noticed that since my phone updated my location all the ads and recommendations are in Japanese, so I have no idea what they say. My anxiety level is so much less these days.
Amen
I remember as a child (Early 80's), in Ireland, when we were the only house on the road with a phone. When a call would come in for a neighbour, I would be sent to go get them. The phone number was 3 digits LOL. I was also responsible for buying the first ever mobile phones in the utility company I was working for back in the early 90's. They were literally bricks. I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments in this video. People are too disconnected from each other while under the delusion they are more connected.
A few weeks back i've started to put my smartphone on do not disturb mode for the entire day, this alone has increased my productivity by a long shot
Personal method that works for me: “The phone zone”.
Whenever I’m trying to focus, I place my phone in a separate part of my apartment. It slightly raises the cost of checking it (energy to get up and the feeling I’m breaking a rule), so checking it happens a lot less often.
reminds me of when I used to put my cigarettes in my car.
If you have a recent phone it also has a *focus mode* that disables most functions on your phone maybe that can be something ?
@@Johanneslol11 wow didn’t know about this but yea looks like the iPhone has it - thanks
@@Mutual_Information yes iPhones has it Same as android phones with a recent version. You can also get health report and for example at night let your phone turn black and white.. that also helpt with *winding down* that is litterly the name of the function.
Why is it happening? Just check it 2-3 times at preselected time and forget it for the rest of the time
Fun fact for smartphone peeps that want to "go dumb" to try it out: most modern smartphones have an "ultra power saving" mode that greatly reduces the capabilities of the phone (text/call only, limited internet capacity, no social media) and it's really good for focusing while still having access to those features when necessary.
It's like using a lock on the cupboard where snacks are but the key is left in the lock.
I was just about to say that, I have a samsung and I know it has that feature i wasn't sure about other manufacturers. And also there is something called self control.
It is also called self-control. Just like I love the taste of food but stop eating when I ate enough not when I am 100% full.
@@philiplubduck6107 yup, and the vast majority of people do not have it with regard to smartphones. The conditioning and dopamine rush is too hard to resist.
@@mirai3263 I said the same thing myself. It's unbelievable that ANYONE is really that f'n stupid to say something along the lines of, "Smart phones cannot and will not be ignored, any attempts that are made to do so and the phone will immediately teleport itself into your hand and force your brain to hold your hand so damn close to your face that you no longer have the ability to see anything or do anything other then watch it's screen."
If a person is given the knowledge afterwards or the even better scenario of beforehand, the understanding of how and why we as a species tend to love things like candy even though it's bad for us. It will then become fairly easier because you have the knowledge to help better manage the time spent on the device. Humans beings can sometimes be addicts and instead of doing something like taking breaks or various other strategies, by absolutely cutting yourself off from the phone, even though it has so many utilities to help an individual better manage their overall time and day they should maybe try looking within themselves and maybe humans in general to better understand how and why they might be using their device in a dysfunctional way.
A smart phone is not heroin, you don't get physically ill from stopping usage or anything along those lines. Maybe instead of going cold turkey you can do something like asking a friend or family member to hold your smart phone every once in awhile for a few days and without a doubt you'll eventually feel less of the need to ALWAYS be attached to your device and turn yourself into one of those mythical people who don't somehow find the time to finger-fuck their phone 3,000+ times a day...
This is a long read. Smartphones was a miracle technology with so much advantages and had so many benefits. It was a telephone, a camera, a game console, a computer so lightweight and can fit in the palm of your hand. It revolutionized the entire world. The first time it was released everyone wanted one. Everyone was in awe and amazement. But I think everybody myself included was swept away by the tremendous impact of this technology that we completely disregarded the issues and flaws of this technology. Our mistake was that we didn't recognize the fact that smartphones have a great and often extremely negative psychological effect on many users. Significant effects that they can have extreme degradation to our mental health. The fact that some teens and even adults commit suicide because of the toxicity of social media is just insane. Imagine losing your loved one because of a brick with a screen. That's how psychologicallt damaging this tech could be for some people and I think our current generation had started to finally recognize and focus on this issue. The fact that there are now people who just "quit" using social media and smartphones and the fact that dumbphones are now rising in popularity is a clear response from the masses that no, we are sick of all these toxicities and psychological damage this devices bring to our children, our families and our lifestyle. We had enough and this needs to change. The rise of dumbphones is just the beginning of this change. I firmly believe that society will eventually reach an equilibrium where smartphone and social media usage will be in a level where we can reap the benefits but also avoid the psychological consequences so that this powerful device could be used in a way that truly benefits the user.
Isn't a flipphone a dumb phone?
Isn't the issue social media rather than the phone itself? It seems that people can't imagine a smartphone without social media.
@@arieljourdan2375 nope, throw away your smart phone, it's the bar's of the cage in China
What was amazing has been programmed and manipulated to control us.
@@arieljourdan2375 Unfortunately smartphones come with built-in apps most of the time and the average user cannot turn them off or remove them. They also have a shit ton of spyware even without you downloading anything.
I have a smart phone but its older, an Iphone 6. I got it when released and as long as it works I see no reason to update to the newest most expensive thing. I use it to make calls, GPS, text, weather, and the occasional photo. That's it. I don't care for games or video or accessing the net on such a small screen and I don't listen to music on it because I believe in the importance of situational awareness. I like to know what is going on around me at all times so mostly I just leave the phone in my pocket and pay attention to, you know...life.
For me a "smartphone" is just like any other tool, "I control it, it does not control me". I feel like the actual danger comes from social media applications and the feeling of peer-pressure, social expectations and negative feedback loops which contribute to or cause depression, anxiety and other negative mental or physical conditions.
So all guys are here on CZcams to boo the smartphones!
Exactly, it’s social media that’s toxic. I’m a florist who works w living plants too, I’m constantly looking things up on google to help customers. It’s a tool. But twitter, not so positive and helpful. Ppl are being over extreme for sure
> "I control it, it does not control me"
wrong. tech companies literally hire multiple psychologists to hack their users brains
Agree. These same people who argues castration is a good form of birth control. Also 1billion dumb phones sold... how many of these are in developed countries?
@@gildedpeahen876 i agree with you
As an app designer for the past 10 years I completely understand this. You have no idea how many addictive behaviors we try push into apps to get users to stay on longer, how many studies we have around our users movement through our apps... It's dehumanizing humanity in the worst way possible and i'm sick of it. I use a Nokia 3310 in my freetime, and at work i have my android/iphone for testing... but i no longer use them when i am home or off work.
I loved my 3310! Great phone, dropped it, kicked it, dropped it down the toilet n it was fine! Battery lasted for ages!
100% agree. I work in Digital Marketing for + 10 years and have a strong hate for anything social media. I guess we both better find something else to do in life...
I believe it
Lol I dropped a 3310 on tesco, it bounced off the floor and up high enough I caught it again, no damage done to it.
And in the meantime while dehumanizing humanity, we are making AI more and more inteligent, and humans more dependent on technology (thus reducing a lot of human cognitivity). Instead of building things to support us and work with us, they are being built do the things we do, but better and faster. They make smart phones to turn us into dumb people.
If you use the tools included in your smart phone, It has the ability to never beep or bother you. Including calls and texts. Get rid of social media. Use Your phone. Don't let it use you.
I got rid of almost everything.. now if I could just get rid of CZcams 😊
@@moonmissy adb delete.
I agree with that, but if someone is addicted to something you have to take away the temptations.
For me, the size of the phone also becamse a problem. I'm a woman, with woman-sized hands, and often women's pants (and a hatred of purses). It's hard to carry and hold any smart phone. They are all too big. When I had made the decision to get a flip phone, I couldn't get away from my stupid brick of a smart phone fast enough.
Exactly. Just use the phone features. Learn about this pocket computer you have available. Can do wonders.The phone is called smartphone, but its only smart on the hands of a smart person.
100% all for this. I never asked for a 24/7 spam device. I have never set up my pay options on my phone, and most everyday I get some type of reminder I NEED to do that. Give me a break and take a hint. I just need you to be a phone. Not an information gather device looking to sell me stuff.
Coma, the big tech companies know everything about you 24/7.
"Smart phones are just tracking devices that you can sometimes make calls on."
~ Terminal List
The phone is called smartphone, but its only smart on the hands of a smart person. Your phone is controlling you instead of you controlling the phone because you are using default setup and didn't bother to learn the features available. Most famous apps have different channels for notifications, so you can get from your bank a credit card payment notification but block the promotions notifications.
@@drac124 I have a Master's in Computer Science. You must be ASSuming ...
@@comatose3788 then use your knowledge
The problem is not with smartphone nor internet, it's about how people are using it.
You don't have to install social networks, games or anything beside it to be an evolved note book.
Lol, why do you need smartphone then?
@@hoola_amigos if you actually can't think of any reason to use a smartphone besides addictive and pointless social media platforms, that's entirely on you. Are you being stupid on purpose?
I use CZcams and Google obviously but that's about it. Had Facebook for a few years but I had to get rid of it. Way too easy to be an asshole 🙂
I'd argue social media is an almost 'must' for many. I didn't want to install wechat... But there are people who only really use wechat whom I'm otherwise unable to really reach.
Agreed, I've turned off all notifications so that i only use the apps when i need them. I don't even reply to messages instantly and i just open it when i feel like opening it. I still want a smartphone because of the features, most people just can't control themselves. It's nice to still have access to google search and camera.
Who knew I'd ever be ahead of a "revolution" by just never buying a smartphone in the first place?
😎
Apple “smart”phone was good enough but starting with version #13, it dumped biggest piece of trash on the market. This phone can barely make/receive a PHONE CALL. They decided to include horrible features with 20 maybe more ways NOT TO GET A PHONE CALL. Then they included a Tennyson weeny light that light up GREEN, OR THEN ORANGE. Apple geniuses tell us they don’t know what lights mean, annoyingly no immediate way to change apps, supposed to SWIPE UP, SIDEWAYS, WHICHWAY. Only to find you haven’t moved from page, then it jumps,somewhere. iPhone now is no fun, so stressful, VERY ANNOYING. I have not dumped this $1.000+ with DISRUPTION AS ITS FOCAL POINT. WON’t LET ME FOCUS. I HATE It. Help!
@@Nancy-tr5fi sounds like a damaged phone. I’ve never had any issues. Spam callers always find me :)
So you writing this on a computer? 😂
@@guywebster8018 As a matter of fact, I do. A desktop PC, one of the last beige ones I could find. And I still use Winamp.
It's an interesting movement but there are two things that would prevent me from it. 1. in Brazil, where I live, most banking (paying, transferring money etc) is done by the bank's app, and most banks don't even have physical agencies or atms anymore. Most people haven't handled cash since 2020, some stores don't even take cash anymore. 2. most government services are now digital, most people don't even carry a driver's license since they have on their app.
I bought old Dell PDAs (x50 c.2004) to use for notes, scheduling, and light internet use. It's refreshing not being constantly blasted with notifications and advertisements!
One of the worst things about smartphones is employers etc expect you to do stuff in your free time off work, 24/7 availability, call, online meetings, relentless “can you work today” guilt trips, so many jobs today it’s nearly impossible to “leave work”. They always expect you to be available.
Agreed
Just buy a smartphone FOR WORK and a dumbphone FOR PERSONAL USE. Tell them professionally you have online hours
This has been happening since 1995
Having kids at 7 and 5 yo who are constantly asking when they can get a smartphone like many of their classmates, it has been a dilemma. I think it is a shame that parents allow their kids to start this so early. I can see dumbphones or midphones as an alternative start-up for them sometime in the future.
I'm very serious about this topic. Being 22 years old I grew up with the internet. Basically what I want to say without scaring you and bossing you around is that if you give your children access to the internet, trouble will find them. As a young child I saw many things that a kid shouldn't see. I don't even want to list them but they were brutal, disturbing things. I wasn't even searching for them. I'd just stumble upon them. You have young children, do not give them internet access.
If the school gives them laptops to take home, deny it. Seriously for the safety of today's children, I do not know why schools issue out laptops or devices. They're dangerous
Giving the internet to small children, a large majority of which houses porn and videos of people dying/being killed in extremely painful ways, to echo chambers of all kinds of dangerous rhetoric, to predators who go after children, is a terrible decision. You are doing the RIGHT thing by not exposing your children to that kind of content. As for the other parents, I feel sorry for them because a lot of them aren't even aware of all that is available to children on the internet + what their friends may be introducing them to.
@@ledam2654 exactly. I feel like I missed out on a lot of my child good because of the things I've seen and have exposed to at such a young age. It's a very dangerous world and the internet is way worse
Maybe because your poor and can give your kids a smartphone.
My answer is “you can have one whenever you can afford to buy one for yourself”
I not only hope this trend continues, but that it spreads like wildfire! we are not made to be accessible at every moment, and no one gets better or function very well or for long when being bombarded with expressions and information 24/7 we need down time to digest. not only food but thoughts, impressions and experiences as well.
I made the switch to a dumb phone going on 4 years ago. I don't plan on ever going back to a "smart" phone., my life is far better without it in every way. My only suggestion would be to make a much better quality camera (more pixels) function, as that is what people like to do, with families, projects, landscapes, and such. I do hope the trend continues with the upgrade mentioned.
I'm pretty sure the beauty of smartphone pictures comes from heavyweight CPU touching up the shot on the fly
seems to me you'll need to start wearing your digital camera around again
I have a smartphone and I hardly ever take photos. I prefer to be present in the place and moment, making actual memories, rather than scanning for the best place to take a photo or looking at a view via a screen.
Welcome back to my time.
I recall in 2013 sending my friends a short video on my iPhone showing them an old Motorola flip phone I found in my closet. The last time it was on was in 2006, because that was when my company changed to a smartphone. When I powered the Motorola phone (2013), it was still fully charged.
It was fully charged because when those phones were powered off - they were OFF. No listening, no pinging cell towers, no checking messages, no downloading emails, no nothing.
The good old days.
They figured it'll be more profitable for them if our phones break more easily, scummy
@@rylamistrandall6517 you know nothing about technology lmao
He is right. How does he know nothing? Planned obsolescent is real. Why make durable phones when you are selling new models each year? Who's going to buy them?
I've only ever had Nokia brick phones, and keep them off except when I need to use them, and the battery still naturally drains over time and needs to be charged for about 20 mins before I can power it on (I've been caught out loads of times because I forget to charge it every month). What is this magic battery your Motorola had?
@@supernovan Not sure - it's just the way it is. I did show my granddaughter a few weeks ago (July 2022), and the battery is finally on its last power bar, from 2006 - 2022, in off mode; two power up (2013, 2022). 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I'd imagine Selena Gomez can do without the Internet as she has people running after her using it for shopping/ banking and making appointments in the modern World.
As others have commented too, lowering your downtime on social media apps is the real benefit.
Interesting video all the same. It's good to see society, and younger members of it at that, making a positive change.
Exactly this.
She has people who go on internet to get her things done or say she has assistants and workers for doing stuff what a normal person would use an smartphone for.
Need to buy something , instead of using amazon app she just orders her assistant.
Need to book tickets, again order her assistant. Order food, check schedule of transport.
Smartphone and internet has actually made our lives much simples and uncomplicated. People sitting on high horses always pretend they are superior.
I haven't even thought of that. I mean it's obvious that it's just privileged people doing their usual virtue signaling but I forget that these hypocrites don't even manage most of their daily life. Shame it would be a good movement if smartphones weren't dropped entirely.
I find it impossible to believe she gave up the internet entirely. What about Netflix, given her industry I guarantee she watches the latest shows. What about finding answers to questions on google.. She probably just gave up social media, facebook, instragram, tik tok etc.
And she sure doesn't look happy in this video
@@anshuman2089 The thing is that people, ordinary and celebrity alike, did all the things you talked about before smartphones and even the Internet. Point by point:
Need to buy something? Go to the store.
Need to book tickets? Call the box office, airline, etc., or get them in person if possible.
Order food? Call the restaurant for delivery, or even go out to pick it up if eating at home or sit down to eat at the restaurant itself.
Check schedule of transport? Call the transit agency or pick up schedule pamphlets at the train station/bus stop/on the bus.
I'm not saying that the Internet hasn't made doing all this easier, just that there are plenty of ways to get things done without it. And of course, one can still have all the benefits of the Internet without a smartphone by using their laptop or desktop or tablet. It all comes down to personal preference. 🤷🏼♂
I don’t think it could ever opt out of smart phones because of the downsides mentioned like navigation and buses. But I do feel like I need to quite my phone and my mind to claw back my sanity.
It’s hard to do at this point because I feel like all these years of smart phones and internet use have gotten me to the point where my entire social life is online, so trying to moving away from that would need to start with rebuilding it offline. A daunting idea.
Honestly, just delete your social media accounts and pinch yourself every time you find yourself browing the web when bored. You'll become a lot happier and less stressed.
Navigating without a phone isn't that hard. Just takes a little practice and planning ahead of time. And after only a short while it compounds on itself and you'll be lost less often than when you were using the phone.
switch to black and white/monochrome option for your screen
mah be called night mode
@@rwberger6 exactly maybe even chat with someone
Four years ago I bought a new motor cycle, being E4 and a small bike it was whisper quiet, three times in the first fortnight I had to brake hard because smart phone zombies stepped out in front of me. I do not like noisy bikes, but in the interest of safety I made the exhaust a bit louder. This set me thinking and I threw my smartphone away. Life has been a lot more relaxed since.
When my phone broke in college, I didn't replace it. Due to family issues at the time, every notification that buzzed my phone alive filled me with dread; I wanted control over when information could interrupt my day, and have the option of being unreachable. I eventually got a phone years later as a hand-me-down gift, but it taught me just how important having that option was. I eventually abandoned all social media and never regained the habit of checking my phone regularly. It's also impossible for me to ignore how normalized this lack of boundaries between a person's life and the internet has become and how much that warps people's perspectives. Connectivity is a two-way street: To be constantly reachable, you must be constantly available - even if just mentally - and that is a stressful way to live. I am glad more people are rediscovering how refreshing it is to be a guest on the Internet rather than a permanent resident.
Same here. I LOVE you last sentence!!!!!!!!
Me who doesnt give a shit abauth social media...... WHY DO PEOPLE USE THIS CRAP??? I DONT GET IT????
@@Bullminator networking bro. There always different intentions. The way how you formulated your statement give off impression that social media is useless. Let say military coupe take over then power grid is fucked. Social media is a way for us to communicate if our freedom of speech being taken away. Look at Myanmar for instinct! They got their ass FUCKED by military coupe!? What did they did not have that American have? Second amendment that advocates protecting your family: law is call castle doctrine: you got a lot of learning to do with stigma that being embedded in your brain you know…
@@Bullminator Well you were using social media as you were replying to this comment.
@@10FPSGamer666 BUT NOT ON A PHONE :D
It's not the phone that's the problem. Smartphones are highly customizable to suit your needs. You just need to have the discipline to set up your phone in way that makes it a powerful tool in your life.
Let it serve U instead of the other way around.
No matter how hard you try it will always spy on you though. A brick wont. Just make sure it's not a newly made brick, because those have added spyware.
It's not even about discipline. Some people are just too dumb to be given choices.
@@willeklof custom roms and rooting for androids exist.
They're designed to be addictive so if you're unaware of those (like I assume most consumers are) then it's easy to get entrapped as that is what they are designed to do
I think people can turn off the notifications on their smart phone as I did and uninstall the social media app and turn off the news feed and everything but still have access to the internet and other benefits. I think it all comes to self-discipline. Great video Dagogo. Love your work and your channel. Thanks for all the info. 😊😊😊
If you have an alcoholic, what do you think it will work, putting a lot of vodka bottles in his room and saying him: You have to choose if you drink or not, - Or not giving him alcohol at all?
I’m 44 and 1 day (dec 30th 2021) after 32 years of smoking I decided to quit smoking it’s been almost a year and I don’t feel like I need it. I figured out why so suden and how I was able to succeed and figured out that I really hated it. I know from watching this video that 1 day I’ll probably leave smart phone because of the need to just look at them every 2 minutes. Just like smoking. Congratulations on such an amazing content 🎉
You could "dumb down" your smartphone by deleting apps that distract you. Keep the essentials and that's it. Why buy a new one? Why fall for the same materialistic game? You don't need a new phone to keep things real.
@@bluefernlove yo are totally right, I probably will do neither.... buy a new one or dumb my phone down, its a matter of control which I lack and I think I have to think over how much time to put my self into the screen and that will be more satisfying.
@@alejandrosm8955 I just got a PAYG SIM, and asked the phone company to disable the data connection. That pretty much does it. You can switch it off, on an Android phone, but it's too easy for it to get turned back on, e.g. by the phone trying to update all the apps.
I never used one as a smart phone though. It just seemed like a really poor deal compared to a home internet connection.
For longer battery life, an old Nokia with a new battery probably beats most things.
I removed all social media apps from my smartphone and achieved basically the same thing as those switching to a feature phones, without all the inconvenience that entails. Social media is the real culprit, not owning a smartphone. I also limit notifications to only the phone, E-Mail, and messaging apps.
i don't have any social media apps (Literally) and only use my phone for media consumption (CZcams for videos, Downloaded movies etc) yet I still have an addiction, i don't get it
The problem with this young people is they just blame the device instead of themself , smartphone is just a tools.
@@TheFalseShepphard Same. Just that I take out time to read books to keep my addiction in check.
@@anubizz3 yup you know what I do when I get a notification at work I simply ignore it….
@@TheFalseShepphard You basically just get addicted to entertainment, it does not matter if you move to dump phone or rotary switch phone , you still will get addicted to it via your pc , your TV or your local cinema.
As a smartphone lover, I’m guessing some of them don’t know how to dig through setting to turn off many of the annoying notifications apps push out. It can be very stressful to see a ton of notifications within an hour. What I did was completely disable social media notifications, so that I only interact with social media apps when I open them. No red dots, too. The only important notifications I get are: calls, texts, email, and weather. Games, social media, shopping apps, and other distracting app notifications are disabled.
I open my phone, and the lock screen doesn’t have any unnecessary notifications. And the ones that do show up are the important ones.
I do exactly the same. I don't even get email notifications on my phone. I have done this for over a decade.
I only have messages set to give me notifications
I think it's not about the notification, people are just addicted to social media. They will keep opening social media with or without notification at all.
11:45 Sony already have this mode in their Xperia models, their Ultra battery saver mode actually reboots the device and restart it in a mode where it disables 99% of the apps and only retain the most basic essential apps. Like music player, call, message, gallery, camera, etc.
Go get old used Docomo Sony, they are the best dumb phone ever.
As really, no dumb phone ever have a decent camera like this.
@@MuhammadKharismawan: AFAIK even Samsung has had such a mode for some time, it only leaves the most basic features available in ultra power saving (other manufacturers might do the same thing too, but idk). Nevertheless though, as mentioned, if it stops you from having the temptation to open up apps, fair enough...
The reasons that I'm on my smartphone most of the time include gaining perspective from videos like this, soothing background music, listening to sermons/talks/lessons that align with my values beliefs and grow me as a person, and finding resources to teach my kids in homeschool, playing with my kids on their games, making friends and connecting across thousands of miles. I think it can be used for good, though I understand the issue and the overuse of it. It's hard to believe they've only been out for about 15 years!
Never had a smart phone or joined Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc etc etc. I like to talk to people,
face to face, you know, like a human being. It's only face to face communication that tells you about
the person you are talking to...psychology has known for a long time that the info we get when
talking face to face is actually 60% 'non verbal' ! The movement of body, arms, head etc, plus tone
of voice and slight inflections during speech, eye movements, volume of voice, they all tell us something
whether we are conscious of it or not, our brain takes it all in and forms opinions, levels of understanding,
character of the other person, feelings of like, trust, uncertainty, or need more info etc etc etc. That's why
social media can be such a hateful and egotistical atmosphere, because we never truly know who we
are dealing with, what their intentions are, we can get the wrong messages so easily and we don't get the
true emotional cues in such environments as Twitter etc.
We are naturally gregarious, that's what we are designed to be and online communication gives you
60% less information, so it works against our natural face to face communication design !
I love how it all boils down to people deciding to buy new phone instead of loging out of social media and disabling notifications. Also every android alredy has ability to switch to emergency/simple mod that allows only calls, text messages, music and like calculator i think.
Shhhhh, that's too easy and not a statement piece that people want...
Even when you log out of social media it's still there. You know you can get to it. Maybe that's not a problem for you, but if it is, it might be better to just get a dumb phone.
@@gymbr0 why spend money if i can control myself
@@gymbr0 Even with a dumb phone, social media is just one small purchase away... There is no escape from the enemy within!
98% of all humans are idiots
Speaking personally, I think that you can achieve a lot of the experience of having a dumbphone without actually losing access to things like maps and things by having a smartphone, but by setting firm boundaries with it. I'm often checking the weather and sometimes look at the news, but I absolutely do not have any social media. I only look at things like CZcams when I happen to be home at my actual computer, so the phone is really just used to some reference-themed apps, texting, actual phone calls, and utility-related things like the wallet. But I'm not always (or ever) getting pinged by people posting things on Snapchat or whatever, because I choose not to have any of them. I wouldn't want a dumbphone, but I'm not addicted to my smartphone to begin with it. By usage, I usually clock in 1-1.5 hours per day, and much of that is often writing emails.
news is another source of agitation, especially if you read mainstream media. i block every news media from my yt recommendation. it's better
if the news is important enough, a friend will told me, like the gold ol times.
LMAO. Aint nobody reading that wall of text, son.
Lets bullet point that bad boy.
That's because you oriented the screen vertically, and now you complain about the smartphone not being able to meet your computer needs
@@MariusFusariu What? Btch nigggga I am watching this here sht on my computer. The Fk is you talking about?
Edit : oh and it is my big screen computer from work too.
i have a punkt MP02 phone and i love it. my iphone is now my backup (if i am traveling, or going to a baseball game and need to have tickets on my cell). lack of maps is by far the biggest drawback of a dumbphone, but you just get used to checking directions and subway info before you leave. social media and internet rarely are really needed before you get back home.
I got rid of my smartphone before the shutdowns of 2020 and it was one of the best things I ever did. Since buying my current house I find myself really wanting to get rid of my home internet but I have a weekly video chat with friends and I would genuinely miss.
I turned my iPhone 12 into a "dumb phone" by doing these 3 steps:
1. I turned the screen into black and white (settings - accessibility - display & text size - color filters - gray scale)
2. I turned off all notifications (only the phone & text pings)
3. I turned on the App limits for all Apps to shut down and I set up a password if I want to use any app (settings - screen time - app limits - all)
By doing these 3 steps over a year ago, my screen time went down to more than 50% from my previous use. There's freedom in seeing the screen in gray scale. I hope that helps at least one of you out there.
@bowen voowy Simplicity is peaceful.
THANK YOU. Imma set the passcode in front of someone else while looking away so they write it down and hold onto it, and I can't bypass it!
thanks for the suggestions. i changed my phone to grayscale and feel immediate relief
Just letting you know I'm working on these steps now, just turned screen to gray scale. This will be improving my life overtime. Thank you!
@@99weshop79 I am happy to share.
I think it's probably more practical to have the determination and perseverance to put my smartphone away (e.g. in the drawers) more regularly and live life more fully, than to get a dumb phone.
Getting a dumb phone is probably the next best option if one lacks the determination and perseverance to put their smartphones away.
Yeah but what I found also is that people find it 'inconvenient' and 'annoying' that I don't respond back right away. It's also this attention addiction that has been multiplied by social media. I still have a smartphone but only use Chrome, WhatsApp and CZcams. Even though I'm also thinking about a dumb phone, the amount of times family or other people call or text me during a week literally drains me. It feels like those conversations are so unnecessary and just a waste of time. Then I come to visit, and everybody is on their phone for 70% of the time. So I feel like I wasted even more time. I also find it annoying because you're socially obligated to have a phone otherwise you can't function in society. In the western world, it's impossible nowadays to get work if you literally have nothing. Also small fun fact: 60% of employers in my country expect you to pick up the phone or text back while driving. If I don't die in a car accident, at least I can still get screamed at by my employer before or after hours. So that's a win I guess.
That's how I see it too. I used a dumb phone until 2019, so it may be easier for me than most to treat my smartphone like an occasional tool, rather than the center of my life. But that doesn't excuse anyone from the personal responsibility of taking everything in moderation. No one should be glued to a phone during their whole waking life. It isn't healthy, and they should realize that soon enough.
@@kaas7672 where do you live?
I miss my flip phone. Having ADHD, my smart phone is such a time suck and I find I struggle to let go of the immediate pleasure of it for longer term rewards and engaging in more enriching things.
I have ADHD, I'm 45 and since smart phones all the so-called normal people have passed me by when it comes to short attention spans. No one can focus on anything anymore!
Get a galaxy Z flip
@@notreallyhim ...why would I want to do that?
the old razer flip phones are probably the best looking phones ever made.
I don't think the problem is "smartphones" as much as it's "Social Media." It's literally designed from the start to be addictive, and studies have shown that it has a negative impact on the people that use it.
Your smartphone is designed the exact same way lol. It is why you will randomly pull your phone out, unlock it, and then have no idea what you are doing.
The phone is the dealer,social media is the drug.
I mean, yeah, it is social media. However no smartphones today are designed to disincentivize the feedback systems that bring you back to consuming social media. I don't see why so many people are adamant about opposing people who just are tired of their smartphones, because truly - it IS the smartphones (as they are designed now) that propagate these issues. There's nothing wrong with seeking an alternative especially when you're no longer using any of the features that are unique anymore with a smartphone (such as within those examples where people say "Why get a dumbphone? Just use your smartphone and remove all the apps").
Plus if it meant that every phone replacement was like 1/6th the price of a smartphone, there was a lot more variety in size, etc. Then it'd be beyond nice to have a larger updated dumbphone market instead of just entitling the phone market to only being smartphones when there are people who are moving away from whatever makes them smart. That's what I think at least. Getting a 'less-capable' phone is just the logical side-step next to getting rid of social media. There is no functional compromise there at this point.
@@zachrat9083 One good step that helped me is turning off all forms of raise to wake and tap to wake. The only way I can turn my phone on is intentionally pressing the power button.
I totally understand the sentiment. During a vacation 6 years ago I rented a home in a quiet village in southern France that turned out to have no mobile phone reception (or internet for that matter). At first it seemed very inconvenient, but it turned out to be 2 weeks of pure bliss as it turned my iPhone into a paperweight. No e-mails or messages from the office and no news media. After not reading for years, I read 6 books cover to cover and found myself to be much more relaxed overall. The house got mobile phone reception the year after and I haven’t been able to find another spot in Western Europe like it.
Work stress is a bitch right?
Then, when coming back from holiday, thousands of messages and emails waiting for you on your first work day, haha
@@Ebi.Adonkie yes
@@andyrandy0815 so true
You could just turn off your phone.
They buy a "dumb phone" but still don't realize they can turn off notifications
but battery doesnt last a month even if you turn off notifications, like it does on dumb phones. you lose a dump phone, so what? cost just like 10 euros.
@@Redmanticore alright, now try ditching a computer for a telegraph
@@altaccount648 you can't file tax with telegraph or browse web when needed, therefore you need computer
12:48 This “compromise mode” of “only calls, text, audio and navigation” you suggest (I would throw in the digital camera as well) sounds surprisingly like the original iPhone from 2007.
why should you use a dump phone?
1. reduce radiation
2. Maintain habits from being overly social
3. reduce toxic relationships
I feel I found a good balance about 7 years ago: once an app sends me a notification I'd go in and turn off all notifications. This way I was always initiating the interaction. I leave SMS, email & WhatsApp notifications on, but I muted WhatsApp groups and I curate my email so my primary inbox only gets email from individuals. I guess this is close to the dumbphone mode mentioned in the video, although I feel I could be on my phone even less still.
Honestly, the beauty of the smartphone is that you can configure to suit your need. You cannot remove or add functionality to a mobile phone, you have what it's shipped with unlike a smartphone. In that regard, you are making the best use of a smartphone by making it work for your needs. I think people switching to mobile phones either do not want to spend time configuring such aspects of their smartphone or they want to make a statement. Either way this feels like feeding into the western consumerism lifestyle where you don't find a solution to your problem, you buy it.
My father was born in the 30s, I’m a millennial, around 2010 when I got my first smartphone he kept asking a simple question; “How does this make you a better person?”
I think that’s really the question we all should be asking here…
@@seeameya Agreed. Also I think most people tend to be passive users of technology (going back generations), like "don't do anything weird, it might break" instead of "This is cool, how does it work, how can I change it."
Check your screen time on your phone. If you are on it for more than an hour day, it’s not a dumb.
@@chowderwhillis9448 How it makes me a better person? it gives me instant unlimited access to literally ALL the knowledge of humanity. Just type what you need to know and find it out. It makes me a better person by what would be considered being an actual God in the '30s.
I did this in 2018. Got one of those razr phones for a year. I will say it was nice mentally as far as being calmer and engaging more in real life. The convenience of having a smart phone won out in the end. Navigation, music, audiobooks, podcasts, ebooks, etc, on the go is a nice luxury. When it comes to smartphones it’s important to rule over the phone and don’t let the phone rule over you. Set rules and abide by them, I’ll take a day off every week where I turn it off and leave it for a day.
Same. The t9 text was a blast from the past, but it got super frustrating receiving those messages from individuals who couldn’t compose a complete thought in one sentence
Growing up as mobiles were becoming popular and getting my first Nokia 3315, I still have a lot of nostalgia for those simple times (minus the phone bill and paying to send and receive texts!)
I’ve put my iPhone in a locked down mode with screen time restrictions using a passcode my partner set and can’t tell me. Meaning social media apps can’t be installed. There are time limits I can spend on certain apps. All notifications have been disabled except phone and messages.
I feel better for it. My screen time has gone down significantly, I actually went to the library and got back into reading.
I haven’t found myself stuck on TikTok or reels and all of a sudden it’s 2am and I don’t know where the time went or what I’ve been doing.
I think dumb phones are great but I’m not ready to give up maps, music and podcasts yet.
It's a growing trend and it's an exciting trend. I use a Punkt MP02 and also trying to use a Mudita Pure although my carrier has an issue with this I believe. I find the whole 'switching-off' very encouraging and particularly when it's done by younger people.
I ditched my smart phone in April 2014 as I realized it was increasing my stress level. I also deleted Facebook and messaging apps, so that I wasn't distracted while using a desktop. It was quite hard and took a lot of planning, as I owned two businesses at the time, one based on the internet, people thought I had gone insane. I bought a basic Nokia and used voice calls and text messaging, and set working times when I was able to answer calls and messages. It was difficult, at first, there was a feeling of isolation, but after a couple of weeks I felt so much better and I realized just how stressed and depressed I had actually been. Friends and family noticed a big difference in my demeanor.
I bought a new smartphone in 2021, (7 years clean 🤣) as I moved location, and it was the only way to access the internet. I still do not use social media as a rule. Technology has of course moved on, and it is easier to manage notifications, but
I still have that old Samsung S3 in my office drawer, the battery is, obviously, dead now, but it stays there as a reminder, phones are 'our' tools, they work for us, we don't work for them.
Well said. They are our tools. With enough self control we can move beyond being beholdent to the interests of these social media mega corporations and start using our energy and these technologies on our own persuits.
Facebook is the worst someone can have yes.
And the most stupid things is that even the government is using it
A thumbs up only for you writing this long a comment after living in tech winter for 7 years. You're clearly an old school one.
From about 1999 to 2003 I had no cellphone at all. It became impossible to get by without it if I wanted to have a social life. It's amazing how society can pressure you into needing certain devices.
and in the middle ages you could live a good life even without knowing the alphabet... amazing
I got so left out by classmates for not having phone. So i couldn't call back home i'm going to be late, instead i had to go back otherwise i would have been punished. All my classmates also played on their dumbphones between classes.
Now a days i definetly need smartphone because i never know if they send me notification through e-mail or sms. Having google maps also helps me a lot or looking up the bus plans. I also have my notification noises turned off, so i wouldn't be distracted.
*Here are a few solutions to getting directions without using your phone:*
-Get to know your neighborhood.
-Print out directions to your designation.
-Purchase a map.
-Memorize your surroundings.
Przemek Olejniczak - say Pshemek Oleynitshak, Lector's pronunciation made my day.
And btw, you don't have to check everything before travelling if you don't have a smartphone. You can ask locals 🙂 Being a kid I went to Tatra Mountains with no reservation, map or a tourist guide. Got into a bus to some lovely village and rented a room from someone standing next to me (it was very crowded). We have a proverb: "a tip of your tongue is your guide" (koniec języka za przewodnika) or "the one who is asking is not getting lost". For some kids nowadays it should go: "better charge your battery than be lost".
Idk about dumbphones, but I achieved it by leaving social media. It was pretty disappointing when I learnt how much those around me exist for social media only, and don't know how/don't want to connect beyond social media, because after I stopped I now miss out on about 90% of the social contact I had because people forget I exist.
Same, i dont like social media and i dont understand the need. I still have to use whatsapp though. People think it's strange or get surprised that i dont keep up with their status updates.
Actually, by ditching the social media apps, your phone just got smarter
That's the problem I have too. Most people I meet these days are wannabe "influencers", live for social media likes and can't seem to do anything without taking a photo and announcing it to everyone.
People who forgot you exist were probably terrible friends. You'll find new ones. Real friends who vibe on a level of meaningful human contact.
@@Steel0079 yesss!! True!! They take it as a personal affront like "why didn't you know I got divorced/married/widowed/popped out five kids/became a stripper etc?!?"
And I have to watch them look at me gormlessly when I say:
"I haven't seen any texts or emails from you telling me about this stuff, was I supposed to intuit this from your mind? Was I supposed to osmosise your personal life from halfway across the world?"
.... because they realise they can't say "waaah, but why weren't you following my every inane move on instafacewitter? I mean, none of which was personally directed at you, jk!!1! but, likkke, I just assumed you, like everyone, follows each banal post I make on there allll about my super exciting skinny-legend lyyyyyfe that is actually literally so boring and unfulfilled that I overshare on social media in desperate attempt to fill the bottomless void inside me that I created through becoming so self obsessed that I am jealous of everyone else who is actually living life instead of pretending to have one due to how miserable I am inside and I wish I had the self confidence to do what you did by I rely too much on the dopamine hits social media gives me and I can't admit I'm addicted to it even tho my kid almost died yesterday because I was watching cat videos on tiktok and forgot she was in the bath lawl" because that really is messed up
.... of course, what I _really_ want to reply with in that sort of situation (one which I find myself entering into with worryingly more numerous frequency), is:
"Aww, I'm so flattered you think I'm nice enough to actually care that much about a friend who hasn't messaged *me* or even replied to my texts/fb messages for almost a decade! But because none of this actually matters to me anymore, I'm gonna go do actually important things now, and I'm not going to apologise for this because I've got nothing to be sorry over, byeee"
... and tbh, the way the world is going-and because of how my tolerance for other peoples' BS declines seemingly by the day-at some point I may just lose that last sh!t and say that to someone, because I fear no man, teen or karen or boomer or anything in-between 😬
The best was when all you had were landlines with answering machines, and payphones. I miss those times.
The fact that you could not be reached at all times of the day was just so peaceful. And the fact that the majority of your socializing and overall communication had to be vocal/face to face 98% of the time can not be underestimated in its importance for your overall mental/emotional health. If you wanted to deal with an issue between yourself and a friend, a spouse, or whoever, you had to talk to them, with your voice, with your body language, it helped to mature an individual because you were often forced to deal with confrontation in a very challenging manner as you had to practice subduing your emotions if you ever expected to have any meaningful lasting relationships. It also made it more probable and more meaningful to reconcile with someone, and you grew attached to others in a far more satisfying way. Also, if you were bored, as in waiting somewhere, or whatever, it forced you to think about things, to perhaps think more critically about issues in ones life or about an idea or concept you recently learned. I think about the concentration powers of people who had to live in something like the 1500's-1600's AD, it would probably be considered super human if compared with today's.
Social media can be very damaging, but I think far more was lost than most know or remember.
I have a landline, no answering machine
I bet most people in the middle ages were focused on getting enough food, not dying from minor infections, etc. I'm not sure I'd trade modern medicine and technology for fewer distractions.
I get your other points, but nearly all of them could have also been made about basic landlines. And before that there was writing. There have been supplements to direct communication for a very long time. I do agree that social media has caused our relationships to become more superficial though.
I got off Facebook a couple of years ago and felt better almost immediately!
I did this experiment back in 2021 when i was preparing to go into college and used a nokia 3310 for 9 months but i guess you have to realize that unless we use that free time to do something productive there's isn't much use to it. But of course it helped me with my social anxiety and i think i got out of that teenage depression phase because i stayed away from my phone. So yea it's worth a go
Holy crap maybe this will be the opening to fulfill my dream to work for Nokia.
Arasaka won't be happy to hear that. 😜
Nokia don't make phones any more. The new phones with Nokia branding are made by HMD Global.
@@shaurz only till 2026. As per the reports, in 2026 nokia will take back license right. Probably they will start manufacturing their phones once again.
Sounds a lot like we need to make a shift away from our relationship with social media, not smart phones. Things like having an easy way to capture photos and videos, navigation, limitless information, and communication, are some of the most amazing tools and beneficial advancements for human kind. They’re irrefutably net positives. I can’t imagine returning to a world where I couldn’t capture high quality photos of my life, effortlessly stay in touch with people, and instantly be able to research and learn about even the most random and fleeting questions. Unfortunately that’s been accompanied by explosive expansion and consumption of social media, for which we’ve not yet had the chance to find some balance. It’s beginning now, but slowly, as society at large has begun to make sense of the issues that Facebook etc introduced.
I suspect that we will begin to see a transformation in the way social media operates, as they try to stay appealing in the face of a growing societal rejection/dissatisfaction. It’s certainly not going anywhere, and isn’t going to ever be “healthy”, but I think it may become easier to minimize its impact and maintain a healthier relationship with it. There’s no reason we need to move away from smart phones…but we do need to move away from social media. Smart phones are an invaluable tool that every human on earth deserves to have…but we have to completely reimagine the way social media is allowed to exist in our lives. Even social media is a fantastic invention, and can be one of the greatest tools man ever devised. That said, for it to be that we need to change the relationship we have with it personally, as well as the way we allow these companies and platforms to operate. There’s no reason they should not be subject to regulation for best practices and safety just like food, cars, banking, etc.
Here's an idea. Take the dumb phone everywhere and leave the netbook at home.
@Jake 100%
agreed. its just self-discipline, I'm gen millennial, and I been using smartphone since it first launches, yet I uninstall all social media 10 years ago. for me the smartphone it just a tool as the name suggest, smartphone, for navigation, internet information, communication, etc.
Well said, I think everyone knows that social media needs more regulation, even Zuckerberg has said that it shouldn't be Facebooks job to police themselves because money will always speak louder. It's the largest can of worms in existence on how and what to regulate social media. and while I personally think social media is part of the problem, there is some interesting studies going on about information overload and the brains faulting on trying to comprehend everything which is in turn giving people anxiety. Its like drinking from a fire hose every time you go on the internet, the human brain was never built for this environment.
I accomplish this with a laptop and a dumb phone that still has a wifi hotspot. If I really need to look something up, or get directions, all I have to do is pull the laptop out. And if it's not worth getting the computer out for, it wasn't important enough to be looking up in the first place.
If you want to 'dumb' your current smartphone (and have an android), look at a launcher like OLauncher. It is very reminiscent of the display of the light phone 2. I got it yesterday and it is making a difference so far. It won't delete any of your apps, but reduces your homescreen to a selection of 4-8 apps which you can choose.
I got a seniors phone, though I'm not a senior. It sort of is smart because it comes preloaded with Whatsapp and you can go online with it and download apps, but I don't do either. I love how light and small it is, I love it having a keypad and I love the fact that it only cost £100. EDIT: Oh, and the sound quality is much much better than on my old smart phone.
I was born in 95 and that’s no millennials
We are Zennial cuspers
Where do you get a seniors phone at?
@@superkalafragilistic8289 Amazon, in my case. Doro's probably the most well-known brand, but, based on reviews, I went for a TT-fone Titan.
My Internet/gaming addiction started with computers 22 years ago so getting rid of the tiny computer in my pocket changes nothing, I'd just move to the larger ones.
Psychotherapy worked pretty well to change me into a more moderate use of internet capable devices in general while finding new real-life interests, passions and hobbies
But, the thing is there is a lot of friction (and availability issues) in using pc/laptop
yeah same here, i've been addicted to computers my whole life... I don't actually use a smart phone, I had the original iPhone when it came out but since that I never got another and have been smartphone free for 9 years, but I'm still sat in front of my PC for 80% of my reality lol
@@shre6619 That's true for some people but not for others, addiction is generally an impulsive behaviour.
Besides, Addiction behaviour/disorder generally switches to something else until you work on the root causes of it.
You may get rid of the phone but then vent your addiction disorder on food so good luck getting rid of food.
Bottom line, psychotherapy has never hurt anyone and there are good chances of recovery from addiction especially if you're young and intelligent.
@UCXnRtuZ1eMMH5BVsNI6oFkQ From my knowledge getting hurt by a therapist is as rare as getting hit by a meteorite because psychotherapy is way way less invasive then people think, in fact the therapist gives you glipses and directions but you have to do 99% of the work by yourself.
You sound like you never had the opportunity to try therapy which is pretty sad, I had to move to a country with a decent welfare to finally get access to affordable mental health care.
I hope you'll get the same opportunity soon, good luck
It's ridiculous how people doesn't know how to fix their smartphones to take controle of them, not the other way. The notifications can be turned off and the same thing happens with social media apps. The solution for the misusing of smartphones is to come back to old technology? Come on...
What frustrates me is when a group of friends go out, most people would just stare at their phone and not talking. My friends and I are aware of this so we would barely look at our phones. But I feel it's happening more and more.
Most of my friends dont even own a phone. And were 14
I have a rule: if there is no conversation and more than 50% of the people in the group are on their phones, I get up and do something else / talk to someone else.
I was gobsmacked when I visited a friend and saw her sister (older teen at the time) and her sister’s friend both sitting next to each other on the couch texting each other instead of talking. Like wtf?!? The sister is now older and has actually lost a job because of her phone - she would be on it during work - though I’m seeing more and more of that behavior everywhere too. Can’t count the number of times I’ll be checking out or dealing with customer service and see them pause to check their messages or sitting around scrolling through social media. It’s mind-boggling.
True I've experienced this many a times .. I'm like why did we even bother to come all this way if we will be on our phones all the times
My friends are like this thats why I change my wifi password lol.. we supposed to hang out but their minds are always on the smartphone
I think my generation - gen-x - has it the best. We grew before the internet/cell phones but have learnt how to use them, so we use them and don't let them use us. For example I think the solution is to have a smartphone - as I do - so I can use it for navigation, banking, checking timetables, researching products I need to buy, listen to music and radio and all the good things, but not using it for any other bad - for example I don't do social(ist) media at all.
I have never really used social media on my phone and my data plan is terrible so I think that has spared me from most of these gripes. As a Geocacher and someone that snaps a lot of pictures though I could never give up my smartphone.
The idea of having the option to turn on a "dumb" mode, makes a lot of sense to me! You can turn it on during the night, weekends, holidays, or just when you need a break from the world!
Maybe large phone companies could integrate this into the phone’s software, by extending the capability of the iPhones “focus modes”(sorry android its been a few years so I’m not sure what your equivalent is). Not just blocking the notifications but possibly hiding the apps.
They could also allow for usage warning so that over time the user could decrease the amount of time spent on these apps.
I’m not sure how much influence large social media has on manufactures though. They could receive pushback since social media companies like how much time we spend on their sites.
but could you trust them to turn everything off?
@@RobertDeloyd I don't think they ever turn everything off. That's why I use a Faraday bag when I turn my phone off.
I put my smart phone in 'airplane mode'...problem solved.
Doesn't cost anything and don't have to wait for some to make an 'app'.
you can use work profiles in android to accomplish this. every other comment i'm leaving is being flagged as spam or something so i'm going to leave it at that.
One correction:
These phones, such both Nokias shown in this video, run KaiOS instead of Android. They're not dumbphones! They are midphones. They're in the middle of smart and dumb. They are called Smart Feature Phones in their marketing (but that's a mouth full). They can use Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, CZcams, and Google Maps, and they have a web browser, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more. They utilize T-9, however, and thus that limits typing speed and browsing speed on the browser and social apps, which keeps users from staying online for too long. The KaiOS phones are not dumb, and they are not smart - they are in the middle! There's even a KaiOS app store. (There's also Android Go midphones but, from my experience, they suck terribly.)
Addendum:
The point of these midphones is be a cost effective way of getting people connected to the Internet in emerging markets (which are developing countries where internet access is still not universal). In first world countries, they are used by poorer people as well as for reasons described in this very video: to eject from one's smartphone while staying connected to friends and family.
KaiOS is a fork of the ill-fated FireFox OS. And yes, Firefox tried to make a smartphone once. It was *bad,* lol. KaiOS is the world's third leading mobile OS and it's doing wonders for the people who couldn't be connected before it arrived a handful of years ago.
How do I *know* all this stuff? I own three phones running KaiOS, one running Android GO 8.0, and I've done research. Hell, even MrWhosTheBoss made a video explaining this new phone category. It's a good video.
They are considered feature phones, dumb phones if you'd like; the term midphone doesn't exist
@@LolloGamer_-sp5vq You are incorrect by two measures.
1.) They are called Smart Feature Phones. That is, indeed, in-between dumb and smart phones.
2.) No term existed before we created them. Midphone is valid and completely accurate.
The terms dumbphone and smartphone did not exist twenty two years ago, for example.
@@TheHatMan69 I think people shifted what they consider a feature phone as in internet is almost a prerequisite to be considered a feature phone these days.
Making the feature phone of old with gimmicks like gyroscope, camera and games but no internet access being more so considered a dumb phone. At least based on the small pool of friends and family I've asked about it.
@@TheHatMan69 Hehe. I like this "drama", I've never heard the term mid phone before, that's mid.
@@TheHatMan69Egotripper
This video gives me hope in humanity. Thank you very much!
Ultimately you can still delete all your social media/apps and block unwanted notifications. I found it satisfactory long term with my smartphone and the constant beeping went away. I would go for a simpler phone to reduce costs when buying a new one, but for me it is still mandatory to have a good camera, use the satnav and be able to scan QR codes. I wouldn't pay $300 for a dumbphone at all.
Lack of personal discipline while using a smartphone is the real issue here
Saying something intangible like "personal discipline" and expecting it to improve someone's life in a tangible way will many times be a fool's errand. Taking certain apps off your phone, or downgrading your phone entirely, is a tangible, real step to fighting internet addiction.
@@kalvindavis9319 It's really not that complicated.
Addictions are built on habits you become dependent to, and those come from a lack of discipline or responsible use of this technology.
If you have a weak personality and no self-control you'll be taken over by anything.
Gambling, drugs, peer pressure, etc. It's a personal failing, a character trait.
No one forces you to dig 300 pages deep into an argument on a forum, or twitter, or anything else.
That's strictly a you problem.
Instead of improving that you overreact and try to delete the problem without fixing it.
What then? You'll find another habit, and lose your geolocation, high quality camera to "live in the moment", etc.
Congratulations, I hope your addiction improves.
@@ectothermic Wow, we got a professional psychologist here
Everyone's looking at it the wrong way. There's nothing wrong with having a smartphone. It's the social media apps that's the problem. Those social media apps are the single most negative part of having a smartphone. I've personally deleted social media from my phone and I feel much better going out and knowing I'm not going to check on other people's lives when I need to focus on mine. I have no notifications on for any other app besides text and calls. Even on my PC I have time limits on my social media that'll eliminate me from seeing my timeline feed after a certain amount of time goes by.
I am intrigued by how you set a timer for your social media usage.
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I never used social media besides yt. I think social media has ruined people. People used to be so interesting and curious. Now it's just one big popularity contest.
I stopped going on Facebook for so long at a time... when I do check it now, they keep sending me notifications about someone posting an update for hours after I close it. I dont post and get interactions so they have to do something to try and hit me with something to open it back up lol
no one is saying the smartphone is a problem, it just doesn't make sense to have one unless you use apps. ya four head. it's about saving money, and not buying crap you don't need.
Old Blackberry was the perfect amount of convenience. Texting apps and navigation is all you really need.
If your work is online carry a second phone just for that and put it away after.
Also once you disconnect you see who really cares about you because without social media most people wont even message you.
Not to mention it's become a huge security issue.
I really love to go around town, visit places, and live my life in general without anything digital. I frequently leave home with absolutely nothing in my pocket, or maybe just a little cash in case I wanted to gram a drink or buy something simple. It is a great feeling.
Its worth mentioning that Samsung phones have the "Emergancy Mode" which does exactly as you mentioned at the end. Limits the phones capabilities to calls, texts, and only a select few apps. Also has the benefit of lasting many days on a single charge.
iOS’ Focus feature can do the same.
thx i just turned mine on
I think on Android 12 on Samsung phones, it's just called Power Saving with the option "Limit apps and Home screen". Here's the description for that option: "For maximum power saving, allow only selected apps, limit all background activity, turn off Edge panels, and change to a dark theme."
Settings > Battery and device care > Battery > Power saving > Limit apps and Home screen
What you ended up having when that option is turned on are:
No wallpaper, just black
No widgets
No app drawer
4 non changeable apps: Phone, Messages, Internet and Settings
Samsung Pay via swipe gesture
4 apps of your own choosing
I just tried it. It's so neat.
IOS16 is about to add a LOCKDOWN mode. It’s mostly to prevent state-sponsored hacking by limiting most features of a smartphone. BTW, iOS already has FOCUS MODE where you can customize pretty much anything and limit it
So? Huawei has had this feature since at least 2015.
A few years back i was incredibly addicted to social media. Notifications would interrupt me all the time and it really was this dopamine rush to know something happened on facebook and seeing some comment on something i posted meant I was doing good. Seeing no reactions made me feel rather worthless.
My phone broke. And after repairs it had the same software break a few times and each time I was forced to take a break from phones for at least a week. At first I felt so agitated. It's the in between moments where you just want to grab your phone and fill the void. Having my thoughts around had become so unusual. But then I started to enjoy them again and having that space became relaxing.
Eventually I decided to delete facebook from my phone. CZcams too. It lasted a few months but when I reinstalled them I realized I should really curtail my experience around what I valued. I turned off notifications for all but watsapp(group chats were on mute) and on facebook I would leave any group that stressed me out. Same with CZcams channels. Currently, youtube gives me notifications but they show up silently so they don't bother me and I engage in my own time.
I know I could still do better, but mostly I enjoy stimulating content that adds something, sharpens my mind. Stuff like your channel.
What I've learned is that it's ok to finish what I'm doing, before reacting to my phone, be it social media or watsapp or whatever
Yikes. Your persepctive as initially described is quite scary, to imagine that there are countless people made into mental zombie slaves to social media. Embarrassing and sad.
This is awesome! I have a smart phone, but I try to only look at it once a day at the most, but often don't look at it for weeks and months. Yes, I'm very hard to contact, but I don't really care. I like being disconnected. That being said, I am addicted to CZcams on my tablet and watch it for many hours a day.
Sounds almost as good as no-phone. People can't just disturb you anytime they want. It can wait till you are home and listen to your answering machine.
I went without a phone for about 5 years in my mid twenties. Everyone thought I was nuts. I hate being expected to stop what I'm doing and immediately respond to someone because they decided to contact me on a whim. It was stressing me out so I cut everyone off. I have a phone now which stays on silent, and everyone understands that I will get back to them on my own time. It's wonderful.
@@OmnipotentJC I've done something similar, I keep my phone on flight for the whole week, and only converse by emails if something urgent comes up, only on Sunday I turn it on!!
Saved a lot of time and headache!!
😓😑🙍
Sometimes having the ability to send calls and messages is just really good to have. Like when you are out somewhere and need to call a ride or your car gets stranded and you need to call a tow truck or something. Having a phone for that is good, you just don't need internet in your pocket all the time.
I am a 21 year old who completely turned off all notifications. People can't seem to grasp the fact that I don't want to drop everything I am doing for them. I wish people would do things in person more or "swing by" like they used to in the good ol' days lol
I actually kind of use my Android smart phone as a dumb phone already. The primary reason I don't buy a dumb phone is because I really appreciate having a GOOD camera with me and also being able to have good quality video calls. I use it primarily for communication (calls, video calls, messaging), but also for the photos, videos, music and radio... I don't use social media on it, I don't use a browser, I don't use subscription services like Netflix, Spotify, Google Photos/Drive. instead I have installed media players for local files, and a normal offline photo gallery app. I transfer photos to my computer and using USB transfer. It's nice to get disconnected from the "internet" from time to time. Allowing the device to be primarily communication, secondarily a camera and media player.
Similar, but I don't even do video calls, nor I message just get SMS texts as notifications for transactions and such. But yeah, want a good camera and a decent local music player. Hence my main phone is still my rooted LG V40. Still a good camera, and has an amazing headphone jack and music player. And its rooted so was able to remove or disable all the bloatware I don't want or need running in the background. And install it's stock music player. That for some reason the US variant remove in favor of Google player. Which, at least at the time, couldn't even fully utilize the 32-bit/192kHz Hi-Fi Quad DAC or even play HiFi FLACS, which was the main reason why I've been buying the V line phones. That and the ability to drive high impedance headphones. I wish there were non-smart phones with good cameras.
Wow you're a person of self-discipline like I've never known
@@downbntout hahaha. Thanks? 😅🙃 but honestly. I think we owe it to ourselves to be disconnected from time to time. When we are out and about, just enjoy it. Enjoy the views and other people. I personally interact more with real people nowadays. And we can always check social media etc when we get home to a computer/tablet or whatever. Generally it is just an unnecessary time hog which add nothing to our lives.
Do you also buy CDs? If not, you’re a fake hipster and virtue signaler
your missing the point, everything your phone does can be done via other methods. all without collecting data and following you around like a very a enterprising stalker.
From my personal experience, I'd say that keeping a smartphone but getting out from any social media is enough to have all the pros without the cons. As simple as that.
I use a halfway solution of using one dumb phone and one tablet that is cheaper than smartphones and doesn't need to be upgraded as often. Work OK so far.
But only if its a small (4" - 5.5") smartphone that you can comfortably use with 1 hand and reach all 4 corners with your thumb.
Otherwise if its a bigger phone that you have to use with both hands, you are losing one of the biggest features of dumbphones, which is actually paying attention to the world around you.
@@juanme555 If you're using your phone then you're not paying attention to the world around you, regardless of how many hands you use it with.
@@allanshpeley4284
Nah, i only pull out my phone to change music track when im on a bus, im always looking at the people and out the window, paying attention, giving my seat to old ladies, helping women that enter with their baby carriages and are alone, i got an iPhone SE 1st gen but my use really is basically a dumb phone + whatsapp , 0 social media, not even youtube.
If i could upload screenshots i could prove it because the battery lasts so long.
@@juanme555 I mean, good for you and everything, but you could defenelty still get distracted if youre someone like me, i think the issue is that for every person it is diferent, some will rather have no internet at all and some will just not use facebook but still use everything else,
My life changed to the better when I put the phone on silent and turned on do-not-disturb for sleep hours. I use vibration only for calls. Sometimes I even forget where it is, there's no LED activity while on battery saver(always except fitness tracking and navigation). I think we gotta balance it out, and it will happen.
But for activities and daily life I don't mind using my phone as my wallet, music player, fitness tracker and camera.
Yet, I wouldn't mind an alternate dumbphone for off-days. That Light Phone looks so appealing!
I never purchased or used a smart phone. Perhaps it is quite simply a function of my age, 69. However, my spouse and family all own them and yes everyone urged me to do the same. However, I believe that my choice was more of a reflection of my personality. I am very social and I spent 42 years as a Psychiatric Nurse. It was always imperative for me to be aware of my patient's mood and affect, ie. the presence of their face. This process was the only way to observe and actually connect with another human being. Several years ago while sitting in a cafe, I saw a table of 8 male friends at a single table. They were not speaking to nor looking at one another. On another occasion, I observed a woman with her young child. The mother was on her phone, while the child whined and clamored for the phone, and not for her mother per se. Eventually the child was given a large, plastic phone-toy which she was delighted with as she began to "push" the buttons and chatter away. I was SO DISAPPOINTED BY THIS SIGHT. Even then I could foresee that this so-called SMART-phone would lead to negative consequences, especially for children. I hope, that as a society we can learn to ameliorate this phenomenon and remember to live a life of balance and a real connection to the natural world and the other human beings that we depend upon.
Children learn from seeing and all they see these days, is there parents glued to their phones.
I only them I'm distracted by my phone when with people is when I feel compelled to read about a certain topic. I'm usually very much present, but I notice how people resort to that like its their default state. Anytime there's even a few moments of free time, their heads lower and their fondle slab comes out.
I use puzzles to relieve short term and even long-term boredom. If people just had something like a Rukik's cube, they'd be able to kill time and actually challenge themselves at the same time.
Great comment. Thanks for posting.
Me too! I have never owned or used a smart phone and I am 42. I still use my flip phone that came out in the mid 2000s and I am doing just fine. In fact, I would say that I am happier (to some extent) than some who have them and are addicted to them. I am teacher and the students' addiction to their phones is truly shocking.
@@mgoodwi1 all the phones that came in the 2010s and before are peices of art
and Nokia is the mastermind behind all those beutifull phone designs and software being symbian os
Sadly we wont see this software thrive
Optimizing my smartphone notifications and quitting social media was a cure to smartphone addiction for me. I only use my smartphone when I want to nowadays. Buying dumb phone is not a solution for all. Smartphone is useful in a lot of situations.
Exactly for us in developing countries. All of these people have other access to internet. In our country smartphone is the only contact point with internet for majority population. We are using internet for daily work in all sectors. Ditching smartphone isn't the option for us. And we don't have 100 people working for us like Selena Gomez.
And this too is just a trend manufactured by business masterminds. This will change too soon or later. People just need to buy new stuff instead of controlling their own behaviour. There was a time when they said noise cancelling headphones are the thing, now they are saying don't use noise cancellation and be aware of your surroundings. So that's how the circle works. One day someone will say dumb phones are bad for THIS, and people will buy something new.
@@sayantanmitrabliss I switched to a "dumb" phone about 2 months ago and it's been a life changer for me, but it's not for everyone. For me it is about controlling my behavior. I have adhd and an addictive personality, and no matter how many times I would try to ditch social media and cut down on screentime I would just go right back to it. Recognizing these patterns in my life the simplest solution seemed to be to ditch the thing all together and it's worked
I have thought from time to time of living apart from the internet, going off the grid. That would be hard and a complete re-working of my lifestyle. Everybody has an app for your phone forcing you to use it more. It's difficult at times to discern what is necessary and what is artificially important. This video has given me some suggestions as to how to 'step down' from a possibly overactive digital life.
For me, I want to get a dumb phone soon to kinda be a part of the revolution to stop everything around us requiring smart phones, like how he mentioned the QR codes in restaurants for example, or tickets being only on phones or how school is impossible now without a phone.
Phones should never be allowed in school
11:48 - to answer coldfusion's questions, yes that feature exists already on smartphones. You change the battery status to emergency or strict/restricted which allows only calls and texts and no mobile access to prolong battery usage and makes the phone screen appearance gray in color but useful and if done when fully charged the battery will last up to 2 days depending on the phone or longer. It could last a week depending on how little the phone is used which saves you money on buying expensive dumb phones sold as trendy digital ironic solutions to the lack of self control. The real issue is learning self control not looking for another product to help you do so which is the real permanent solution otherwise it is like a drug addict eating too much sugar instead of illegal drugs. You're still addicted and have not become truly free.
Thank you!
Oh cool, I'll just CURE my ADHD then. Very practical advice
Having a phone where I *cant* is how *is* how I exercise self control.
You are ignorant
Remember I came across that on accident, and was so tripped out. I couldn't find out how to turn it back.