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Re:I made my phone slow on purpose by Groxx on Monday June 01, 2026 @02:22PM (#48360673)
which is implied to be only after step 2, which is essentially "find the cause", yeah.

there's plenty of benefit to be had from reducing harm while searching (or when wrong about the cause).

Re:I made my phone slow on purpose by Tade0 on Monday June 01, 2026 @04:14PM (#48362020)
"find the cause" is exactly what e.g. therapy is for. It's not some insurmountable challenge to do that.
Re:I made my phone slow on purpose by Groxx on Monday June 01, 2026 @04:19PM (#48362110)
everyone around me who has been starting it is on roughly a ten month waiting list. so they should try nothing until then + several sessions until hopefully figuring something out? some are on their third such cycle because the earlier ones were downright hostile therapists (they're people, just like every profession, they're not all good or effective).