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by wufufufu 1220 days ago
I'd like legislation that acknowledges both the utility and harm that social media and more generally smartphones have. All I want is an internet-based texting only mobile-phone that doesn't have a browser or anything besides utilities. I don't want any feeds, reels, TikToks, etc. The fact that you basically need a smartphone to socialize, make payments, park, read menus, but it comes with a hamster-wheel for dopamine dispensing is like if the only way you could hydrate yourself is fountain soda -- you're just playing a game where you try not to get diabetes.