Barkskin on Nostr: Never had a smartphone, I leave my digital-heroin at home! And I'm not that old. I ...

Never had a smartphone, I leave my digital-heroin at home!
And I'm not that old.

I like that fiatjaf (npub180c…h6w6) put this question, because I am playing with an idea of creating value as I am one a rare ones, it seems, when it come to never having owned a Smartphone. I get all kinds of reactions of people wishing they could stop or wondering how I manage. So if your curious to know how? Read on.

I find it funny & sad to see the world change with this tech. I am especially sad for the kids. I see teenagers growing flamingo necks and (some)parents not looking up at their kids play. I remember -more that a decade ago- seeing a little one of a couple of years do a simple trick (probably for the first time) and then looking up if daddy saw… but dad was head down in his phone. That child's reaction I still see, her smile and shoulders just dropped. It’s becoming more and more normal on to see parents not looking. So much addiction in the open. Some people are just so lost when they have no signal or run out of power.

Here are some TIPS when going out without a smartphone:

• Just read a map -online if you wish- before you leave the house.
• Get a navigation device. It's not like you have to reject some of these awesome tools. Although knowing how to read a paper map helps you remember the way better the next time.
• Make some notes or just remember them. Perhaps bring some pen and paper along.
• Have an old-school digital camera if you like taking pictures and
film.
• Have a mp3 player if you want to listen to music.
• Look up at the sky, smell the air, feel the weather on your skin if you wish to know what to wear today, and when you're out all day, just leave prepared if you think it might rain. Or just check the weather online before you go if it's all a bit risky for you ;)

This All-In-One "comfort" is what keeps people hooked I feel.
And no worries if you do get lost or need some help to find some info, because most will never stop having one I 'm guessing.. Society has become my secretary for when I do need help. Most people are very kind to look it up when I ask.

Every years does seem to bring some more challenges for me to be able to join certain things, but I'll see how it goes. It’s not like I will reject these phones all my life if I am unable to joint (or spend btc whenever it becomes more mainstream).

SO YES, please learn to cut back and go back to a dumb phones.
I do hope some devs work on making btc payments easy without me ever needing to buy one of those black mirrors.

This tech is cool and all, but many are to stupid to use it wisely imo. It's like letting a child play with a loaded gun before it has any awareness about the dangers.

Anyway, that's my two cents.