Show HN: App that asks 'why?' every time you unlock your phone

Re:Show HN: App that asks 'why?' every time you unlock your ... by lompad on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:44AM (#42254570)

What's with that idea that compulsions aren't real? They are just as real and difficult to drop as substance-based addictions, for a rather simple reason: The physical addiction is only a compounding factor, not the core difficulty in a "classic" addiction.

What really makes people always come back, no matter what, is the psychological addiction, not the physical one. Which is also why phones can be just as difficult to stop as gambling compulsions or drug addictions.

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Re:Show HN: App that asks 'why?' every time you unlock your ... by skynet97 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:56AM (#42254641)

That is what the weak minded always keep telling us. I really don't buy the comparison. Comparing phone compulsion with drug addiction is about as believable as comparing COVID with WWII. Its a convenient comparison, if you want to downplay your own inability to control your behaviour. But thats about it.

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Re:Show HN: App that asks 'why?' every time you unlock your ... by 4ndrewl on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @05:53AM (#42254984)

Do you speak from a position of authority on the subject?

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