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user-inactivated  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Smartphone Syndrome

My smartphone is straight up just for google maps or email. Uninstalled facebook a long while ago. Snapchat useless stuff, but not very often (at least, I think, _refugee_, be my witness!). Deleted Instagram. Use hangouts/messenger exclusively to talk to my sis.

My whole family doesn't have an issue with over-the-top phone, actually. We have a no-phone rule when we eat dinner, and my Pebble alerts me of important stuff, so I don't have to constantly pull out and check my phone for something, afraid that I might miss the rumble. When I eat out with friends, we have a no-phone-rule, where we all put our phones facedown on the table, and the first person who gives into the urge and pulls their phone out has to pay for the largest meal ordered, plus their own.

No one's caved yet.





_refugee_  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The best improvement upon my Smartphone experience ever has been turning off my Facebook notifications.

I am listening to two drink sorority girls talk about their grandMas. Oh look, the sober third just recommended they go next door to smoke weed. One said "we'll be definitely drinking tomorrow." Three girls to two guys not including me.

Observing college life as a non-college specimen is hella interesting, especially with groups (sororities/frats) I never had any real experience with. We were so similar, yet so different.

Deep thoughts.

EDIT : GOT DAM. I KNEW I DRUNKSKI'd LAST NIGHT!

kleinbl00  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That rule is awesome.

user-inactivated  ·  3624 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, I like the system. When we're gaming and passing around the controller or around or whatever, sure, pull out your phone now and then. But for me eating with someone is an experience. Eating by myself is a chore in comparison.