[sandbx]

check out How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Odell, Jenny) ... the punchline is that it is always there, you just have to find a reason to not want it.

Also, going through the feature checklist on https://www.dumbphones.org/ made me realize how many of these things are so helpful. I checked all the ones I would want, and there were no dumbphones that supported them. GPS Navigation, Group Text, Hotspot, WiFi Calling, Rideshare, Camera, Calendar Sync. And, if it can do all those things, its not that dumb.

[slothtrop]

That's why I liked my blackberry so much. It was a tool first and foremost, whereas consumers now want a multimedia delivery experience. I didn't care that BB fell short at that, but the market did.