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post 1644147923 08-02-2021, 07:51 PM
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You have the option of going back to a social media free world

The catch? smartphones will never be invented, no consumer level tablets either

- Cellphones will not surpass nokia brick/moto flip models level of tech
- The internet will exist and evolve however all social media will be absent
- Youtube/video sharing exists but absent of narcissistic self promotion
- Instant message ICQ/MSN available

Do you go back?
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post 1644147983 08-02-2021, 07:53 PM
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post 1644148033 08-02-2021, 07:54 PM
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post 1644148163 08-02-2021, 07:56 PM
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I don't see a single downside to this
post 1644148253 08-02-2021, 07:57 PM
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Obviously.
post 1644148283 08-02-2021, 07:58 PM
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post 1644148293 08-02-2021, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted By Rem0⏩
The catch? smartphones will never be invented, no consumer level tablets either

- Cellphones will not surpass nokia brick/moto flip models level of tech
- The internet will exist and evolve however all social media will be absent
- Youtube/video sharing exists but absent of narcissistic self promotion
- Instant message ICQ/MSN available

Do you go back?
Yes.
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post 1644148473 08-02-2021, 08:00 PM
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post 1644148753 08-02-2021, 08:05 PM
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Absolutely.
post 1644148883 08-02-2021, 08:08 PM
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of course. Just need internet for the basics: forums, GPS, research, etc
post 1644149003 08-02-2021, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted By BLOATMOGGER⏩
I don't see a single downside to this
not being able to browse on the chitter would be the biggest drawback
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post 1644149843 08-02-2021, 08:24 PM
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Late 90s internet would be just fine with me.
post 1644149903 08-02-2021, 08:25 PM
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You just described peak internet.
post 1644150063 08-02-2021, 08:27 PM
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I hiked four miles out to a lake today to go trout fishing. I had zero cell service and didn't want it. Turned my phone off and threw it in my backpack then worried about everything once I got back to civilization. I would go back to brick phones and no social media in a heartbeat.
post 1644150323 08-02-2021, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted By tbonestake⏩
I hiked four miles out to a lake today to go trout fishing. I had zero cell service and didn't want it. Turned my phone off and threw it in my backpack then worried about everything once I got back to civilization. I would go back to brick phones and no social media in a heartbeat.
Obviously on a hike you're occupied with your surroundings/nature etc

Smartphone conveinience is more about the day to day, googling stuff on the go, browsing during transit/at work, useful apps like net banking etc etc
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post 1644150333 08-02-2021, 08:32 PM
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Yup I’d take those days back 100%
post 1644150373 08-02-2021, 08:34 PM
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Myspace and then ******** absolutely ruined society. Twitter instagram and all the rest finished it off
post 1644150393 08-02-2021, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Rem0⏩
Obviously on a hike you're occupied with your surroundings/nature etc

Smartphone conveinience is more about the day to day, googling stuff on the go, browsing during transit/at work, useful apps like net banking etc etc
Being able to disconnect from everything is nice. A smartphone is nice to have but far from necessary. I drove from AK to Washington state a few years ago without gps or a working phone, just an offline map. Four days of peace and quiet. I'd be okay with it any day.
post 1644150503 08-02-2021, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted By ExPatriot⏩
I live this way now...

JFL @ Social Media homos...
You rockin a brick phone brah?
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post 1644150513 08-02-2021, 08:37 PM
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i love it. Smart phones were the beginning of the end.
post 1644150863 08-02-2021, 08:43 PM
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In an instant.
post 1644150923 08-02-2021, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted By Anachron⏩
I get my pager back?

Sweet.
Come to think, beepers were worthless. Most kids had them to be cool.
post 1644150973 08-02-2021, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted By tbonestake⏩
I hiked four miles out to a lake today to go trout fishing. I had zero cell service and didn't want it. Turned my phone off and threw it in my backpack then worried about everything once I got back to civilization. I would go back to brick phones and no social media in a heartbeat.
Crazy to think that this was the norm only like a decade ago. It wasn't just assumed you had a cell and were expected to be available 24/7 for any reason, anywhere. The freedom and personal time we give up with smart phones is actually kind of insane
post 1644151403 08-02-2021, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted By ExPatriot⏩
I live this way now...

JFL @ Social Media homos...
This.
Never had social media, never will.

No brick phone, and the only reason is I can't get analog service anymore, or GSM for that matter. I'd rather use y old nokia if I could as the reception and battery life were way better.
I use a cell phone a few times a year tops. The one I have now is on airplane mode and I last made a call on it in 2019.
I have all my calls come in on a POTS landline.
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post 1644151443 08-02-2021, 08:54 PM
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No

I can accomplish so much from my phone it’s ridiculous. My life is 100x better because of it.

Yes it would be nice to eliminate the negatives of social media, but not at the expense of everything else I’m able to do with technology these days.
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post 1644151553 08-02-2021, 08:57 PM
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post 1644151873 08-02-2021, 09:06 PM
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What's the point of not having social media? You think sloots will be more receptive?

Yeah there are some drawbacks but the upsides greatly overshadow them. Plus we wouldn't be able to just log into an app and find a sloot to bang. I'll take that any day hnnnggg
post 1644152453 08-02-2021, 09:19 PM
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Kinda want a phone for GPS and looking chit up for work. I also don't see what it has to do with social media.
post 1644152653 08-02-2021, 09:23 PM
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post 1644153663 08-02-2021, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted By yewotm8⏩
Kinda want a phone for GPS and looking chit up for work. I also don't see what it has to do with social media.
I'm not saying one cant exist without the other but there is a problem of constant accessability, selfies, comments, likes that social employs through the use of smartphones

The point of no smart phones was moreso to remove an item of exceptional conveinience from our life in exchange for a better societal outcome
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