Going gray for smartphone addiction

Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by dkyc on Monday January 15, 2018 @01:00PM (#16152145)

Took me a while to get what this app does, maybe it would be a better idea to link to their homepage: https://gogray.today/

> What was bright and shiny was now dull and boring. It's like turning your favourite dessert into broccoli.

This fantastic analogy it was sold me on signing up, good copywriting:

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by pb060 on Monday January 15, 2018 @01:14PM (#16152263)

I understand that the analogy might work for many but I would choose boiled broccoli with olive oil and pepper over any dessert.

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by khedoros1 on Monday January 15, 2018 @04:30PM (#16153622)

The form of the analogy is the important point, not the specifics.

"It's like turning <thing you look forward to eating> into <something you're less enthusiastic about>."

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by atareh on Monday January 15, 2018 @07:06PM (#16154644)

hahaha thank you for that. I know not everyone hates broccoli as much as me :)

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by virgil_disgr4ce on Monday January 15, 2018 @03:31PM (#16153171)

Yes, thank you! Same!

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by atareh on Monday January 15, 2018 @07:07PM (#16154648)

we all have different tastes :)

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Re:Going gray for smartphone addiction by atareh on Monday January 15, 2018 @01:00PM (#16152157)

sorry about that! you are definitely right.

and thanks, thought of that myself :)

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