Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have another Apple device

Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by JohnBooty on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @06:58AM (#34411477)

    I am yet to meet a single person with a max-size iPhone

Well, I agree there. It seems like they are mostly owned by people who carry purses because they are too big for pockets. But it is also true that you almost never see people with smaller SE iPhones or mini Android phones.

The overwhelming preference is not "the biggest screen possible" but is clearly "the biggest screen you can reasonably fit into a pants pocket."

    Like yoga and meditation and other self-care this is 
    only on an upwards trend

That's a funny observation. What it really highlights to me is how personal peoples' preferences are here.

To me a smartwatch is way more intrusive than a smartphone. It's something that's always on my wrist, always on my body. Versus a smartphone which I can mute and leave in my pocket where it doesn't really tempt me.

But, I must stress, I realize this is personal and others might find the opposite to be true. Above all else I am glad that folks are considering what's best for their mental health.

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Re:Apple won’t let you use an Apple TV unless you have anoth... by throwaway290 on Saturday January 21, 2023 @08:39PM (#34473159)

Watch can be intrusive, then you silence it. You can't do much with it except all that matters (emergency calls or messages, music, audiobooks, podcasts).

You can mute the phone but you still know you have a (toxic social media) dopamine dose and whole portable office in your pocket. I type this on a phone during breakfast again, if I didn't have a phone I wouldn't be doing it.

Good habits are as much about putting yourself into situations where you are not tempted as they are about willpower

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