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by prsnly 3926 days ago
This is one of the motivating factors behind Prsnly. I know many people, myself included that turn off push notifications (or don't enable them) where possible. I'm trying to see if a notification-less system will help make more meaningful experiences take place. I want people to take their time back and get back to the real world.

edit: question: Does having your notifications turned off make you feel better when you discover content or interact with an app that otherwise would have pushed a notification?

I feel the internet used to be about discovery