Every time* I Publicly Complained About Using a Smartphone

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#16 Mon, January 12, 2026

@karolat @scuti explains why you aren't online a lot any more :comfyxd:

#15 Mon, January 12, 2026

@karolat @newt @scuti why are you always mia on fedi

#14 Mon, January 12, 2026

@newt @scuti if I can keep myself from my phone I’ll find I often feel fine without it, so I’ve been trying to have it across the room or even in another room when I wake up. If it’s next to me when when I wake up that’s I’ll likely lose time and brain cells that morning

#13 Sun, January 11, 2026

@echo @newt Your phone acts like my Matrix client.

#12 Sun, January 11, 2026

@scuti @newt I only use foid software. My phone works fine for about five minutes, then it stops, and it refuses to tell me why.

#11 Sun, January 11, 2026

@newt @scuti ok this is basically my current phone's exact description

#10 Sat, January 10, 2026

@newt
"use only f-droid software"

this is exactly how I use my phone.

#9 Sat, January 10, 2026

@scuti make your phone experience deliberately worse. Install some buggy ROM, use only f-droid software, etc. Also, buy a smaller phone with a worse screen. You won't be staring at it for hours this way.

#8 Sat, January 10, 2026

I want to hang out with my friends today, but I have to text them.

#7 Sat, January 10, 2026

I long held the power button to turn it off, but apparently doing that opens the Gemini app, except I don't have a Google Account, so all I get is a Sign In screen.
this is the worst update.

#6 Sat, January 10, 2026

literal brainrot effect. If I have a blank canvas I won't draw anything either.

#5 Sat, January 10, 2026

my life was 1000x better when I got up after I woke up to play video games. Not spend Saturday morning scrolling on a phone.

#4 Sat, January 10, 2026

my life is worse with a smartphone.
I can't imagine paying for a smartphone.

#3 Sat, March 29, 2025

@mischievoustomato Reading text at less than arms length distance gives me eye strain. if it hurts, I lay down and end up napping.

#2 Sat, March 29, 2025

@scuti i dont have those at all, and i don't ever oversleep unless i was VERY tired beforehand

#1 Sat, March 29, 2025

Keeping a phone around is the least healthy thing I have done for myself lately (eye strain, fatigue, oversleeping).