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440 dollars for a bad smartphone and the homepage of this site is some guy sitting in a yoga pose to make the company seem more πzenπ.
people need to start exercising personal discipline rather than spending 440 bucks for a device with less features when you could just uninstall the crap you're tired of
you can "dumb" down a smart phone literally at will. at any time. or just put the thing down more often.
that won't cost you 440 dollars so some random guy can buy expensive yoga mats to pose on, and you'll be better off for teaching yourself better smartphone use habits.
True that, just leave the phone and messaging capabilities and you're done.
I guess you never experienced addiction. Some people arenβt capable of that sadly. Especially Gen Z and Alpha.
There you go then. It's 80 β¬.
addiction isnt something to pay 440 for. addiction is something to work on yourself or with someone who specializes in mental health.
i have experienced addiction. smart phone addiction is a mild one and its completely breakable by changing one's own habits.
people are capable of it. they're just lazy. shelling out 440 bucks for a gimmick that makes them feel like they're helping themselves doesn't seem like a healthy thing to do for one's addiction.