[causal]

Same story for a lot of people: Smartphones are indispensable because of like 5 utilities, that come attached to like 50 more things that clamor for your time and attention.

Super useful:

- Maps / Travel

- Messaging/Calling

- Camera / Gallery

- Search / information lookup

- Banking

- Authentication

But then there's:

- Ads everywhere

- Notifications clamoring for attention, even from the useful apps.

- 10 flavors of social media (which has to include HN, even if it's less intrusive than most).

It's like the utility and connections it gives you are bait. I seldom feel at rest, never fully trusting an app on my phone to want to give me the best experience possible.