I want a phone where I can't go on the internet or read the news, just communicate with people I actually know in real life. Is there any way I can make this happen?

  • MF_COOM [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I think it's pretty clear they mean they don't want an internet browser

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      An "internet browser" is not a thing. The web is not the same thing as the internet.

      And wanting to not have a web browser is a silly thing to want anyway.

      • MF_COOM [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Can you really not understand what the OP and I are trying to say or do you just want everyone to know that you know the right terminology and we don't?

        • buckykat [none/use name]
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          1 year ago

          I think the OP is a silly nostalgiabrained hipster who doesn't understand what he's asking for

            • buckykat [none/use name]
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              1 year ago

              I think I know why but sure

              spoiler

              some combination of "I keep going to websites I hate and getting upset about the things I look at on them" and "Remember when phones were just phones"

              • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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                1 year ago

                I'm not really a "remember when phones were just phones" guy. I'm more of a Bo Burnum / Richard Stalman style "social media is hijacking our brains" guy.

                I'm addicted to my phone but really appreciate some of its functionalities and want the parts that are useful without the parts that are harming me.