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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?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you curious why I want this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think I know why but sure

spoilersome 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"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

oh i thought it was like a tinfoil hat phone to prevent spying or smth

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Right, so it's the first one

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Fresh outta Reddit, eh?

I wish you a speedy recovery 🙏