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by aaroninsf 1520 days ago
Hypothesis: slow refresh is a feature of great value, if the goal is to moderate media consumption and disrupt the "engagement" drip.

Slow refresh is a fine way of supporting healthy data dieting.

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This is why I want more availability of eink displays.

There's lots of places I would like to put an information readout, but not have it be an attention draw through anything.

More related to the fact that eink uses external lighting I suppose. Still.

Also I wish I had an eink screen for code.

Yep. Low temporal fidelity has its attractions. The items you mention are high on my personal preference lists.