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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by moooo99 on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:05PM (#46490488)
It certainly is when you only look at the social media aspect of it. But always carrying a phone with you also brings an availability aspect with it. I know that saying "develop some self control" is usually a well intended advice, but it is very challenging for some people considering they are carrying their "trigger" basically everywhere.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by groestl on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:18PM (#46490630)
My phone is always on silent mode. As is, AFAIK, the phone of all my friends.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by matwood on Monday January 05, 2026 @04:49AM (#46496942)
Same. I also lay my phone face down if it's out of my pocket.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by nicbou on Monday January 05, 2026 @01:53AM (#46495994)
You can puy the phone in silent mode and put it in your bag. I'm not blind to how addictive these blavk rectangles are but they're not the One Ring. The can be used like a tool then put back in their box.
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