[tboyd47]

There are some subtle ways HN is different.

I think GP's important insight here is that people need to start being selective about their social media engagement and ditching their smartphones entirely.

I've used a flip phone for a couple of years now and I would never go back to a smartphone. Having a rich interface to the internet in my pocket is too addictive and does not enrich my life at all. More importantly, I feel like I'm part of the solution to the world's vanishing privacy problem. Yes, I'm just 1 person without a smartphone against 1,000 with smartphones, but by existing this way, I am preserving a lifestyle of deliberate technology use that I know is smarter, healthier, and worth preserving.

[selfhoster11]

You're not alone, man. I sometimes still use my smartphone, but I'm trying to ditch it completely. It's too tempting, to the extent where it's life-damaging or life-destroying.