Great blog post.
https://ploum.net/2026-09-02-i_dont_have_a_smartphone.html
I do find it kinda funny how the minimalist smartphone thing is trendy. For example, having a smartphone with an e-ink display.
Obviously, it’s because it makes the phone less fun to use, which therefore, should make it less addictive.
It depends a lot on discipline I suppose, but for me, I just deleted all social media apps many months ago.
TikTok was the first one to be deleted because I found it to be super addictive. Time just flies while using that app…
Then I deleted the rest of them.
I do have a few Nostr clients installed on my phone, but I don’t use them as “social media”. Like, scrolling other people’s stuff I rarely do. Instead I use Nostr as a personal blog.
I would feel so sad about giving away my phone for a phone with e-ink display (usually their refresh rate is SLOOOOOW).
You can choose to use your smartphone for productive things (navigation, taking notes, mail, etc.). It’s just a matter of discipline to not use it for doomscrolling or shit like that.
Obviously, it’s because it makes the phone less fun to use, which therefore, should make it less addictive.
It depends a lot on discipline I suppose, but for me, I just deleted all social media apps many months ago.
TikTok was the first one to be deleted because I found it to be super addictive. Time just flies while using that app…
Then I deleted the rest of them.
I do have a few Nostr clients installed on my phone, but I don’t use them as “social media”. Like, scrolling other people’s stuff I rarely do. Instead I use Nostr as a personal blog.
I would feel so sad about giving away my phone for a phone with e-ink display (usually their refresh rate is SLOOOOOW).
You can choose to use your smartphone for productive things (navigation, taking notes, mail, etc.). It’s just a matter of discipline to not use it for doomscrolling or shit like that.