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rezzeJ · 2240 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes
I don't think people should have to shoulder all of the blame either. These thing have been designed to manipulate us and it sucks. My point is that you have more power to change yourself than to change the way people are designing apps. I don't disagree with abstinence if a person feels that's the only option. But if that's the case, sell your smartphone and buy a dumbphone. My objection is to those who know they have a problem with something but essentially just pretend to deal with it by temporarily treating the symptoms instead of working on a permanent cure. An alcoholic who sips from their hip flask all day and then locks it away for a few hours each evening isn't really helping themselves.