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Re:The Death of Daydreaming: What we lose when phones take a... by nullc on Monday May 05, 2025 @04:45PM (#43899273)
I have a smartphone that runs signal, the phone app, the camera app, and a mapping app. Why not do the same?

I have never logged into anything except signal on a phone. I haven't removed the browser but I don't have any interest in using it and have only used it to look up wikipedia stuff while traveling and what not. If I did feel some temptation to web browse on it I could remove the browser.

I find it surprising that anyone wants to browse on their phone, I find the tiny screen infuriating.

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Re:The Death of Daydreaming: What we lose when phones take a... by BlueTemplar on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @05:52AM (#43903279)
Like you mention, they are still decent for reading : HN, Slashdot before that, Wikipedia, various RSS feeds : I was already doing it before smartphones got touchscreens, WiFi, and dirt cheap cellular data : by using Opera mini on a Nokia.
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