The Anti-Smartphone Revolution 

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.

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.

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.

RU-vid 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.

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 completely agree

This is the most sensible reply I have ever seen on any RU-vid 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

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 ?

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, RU-vid have exist before social media sites become popular.

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 RU-vid?

@@wilf7042 prob typing on a pc or a tablet

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

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

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 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

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

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

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?

RU-vid 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.

I got rid of almost everything.. now if I could just get rid of RU-vid 😊

@@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.

So all guys are here on RU-vid 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

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...

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'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”

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 RU-vid 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.

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

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!

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

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 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.

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 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'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.

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

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.

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

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...

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). 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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

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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.

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 don't have any social media apps (Literally) and only use my phone for media consumption (RU-vid 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.

@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.

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.

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

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

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 😬

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.

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 RU-vid. 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?

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 am intrigued by how you set a timer for your social media usage.

Based

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.

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.

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

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.

A little similar here, but I put the Bible and some other things to read on my smartphone that has no sim card, so basically I just use it to read, and to check something when really necessary at a place with free wifi.

I get the feeling that the only way to not _understand_ the appeal of a mobile phone _at all_ is to be someone who just doesn't get any phone calls worth answering.

@@ffwast You may be right. I've always been someone that disliked answering phones. I always tell friends, write me an email or even an old fashioned letter. They'll get a quicker reply than trying to call me (which I'll almost always ignore).

Doctors or drug dealers lol

I'm 50 and I really enjoy smartphones. It's just about an all in one device that you can utilize anywhere at any time. Just some uses: Bible and book reading, clock and alarm clock, calendar, checking weather, calling, texting, social media, researching and quickly finding answers, radio and music, entertainment, games, flashlight, store purchasing, and cameras. I wouldn't want to go back to the primitive phones of my youth.

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

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

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!!

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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

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.

You are right, we have to educate ourselves and others, but it's created with the intention to be adictive.

Smartphones today are a disaster. We need to take a step back technologically and reevaluate the route we took, and choose a different path. There will always be innovation, but these soul sucking glass slabs we call phones are not the way.

@@initiisnovis9673 it's all in the software, the design itself is fine

The greatest AI and psychology researchers in the world have all been hired to collectively manipulate us for the billions of dollars our attention is worth. I think it is foolish to try to combat this unprecedented malicious effort by relying only on the individual willpower of children, who they have specifically become experts in addicting. We have to collectively think and plan and act for our well being against these massive forces, can't just say every man for himself, good luck everyone.

@@desmasic Exactly, going backwards means nothing when you're addicted, you'll just eventually find another way to access those apps. Change habits, that's what matters.

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

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.

Phones should never be allowed in school

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

You can look up RU-vid tutorials to show you how to use any phone or get someone who already is familiar with them to show you. Hope that helps!

Chewy, be careful, smartphones can track everything about you 24/7.

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.

Me also.

Google maps? How about an actual map or a gps device? Google maps is totally unnecessary. We've just become lazy.