I only succumbed to a smartphone in January 2018, when my lack of one began to inconvenience everyone around me. I'm surprised at how much it's improved my life (books on trolleys! Duolingo! Google transit in strange cities!) even as I fret at my use.https://onezero.medium.com/are-my-days-as-a-smartphone-holdout-coming-to-an-end-e851c59e94cd …
I use a two-phone system. I have my "real" phone (non-smart) which is what I take calls and texts on. I have my "travel" phone (a refurbished iPhone) that I use for ride-share, maps, translations, etc. Nobody has my travel number, and it has a tiny amount of bandwidth (100MB/mo).
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This is a good system
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It's kind of silly to have two, but it allows me to use the benefits of the smart phones without too much risk of the distractions from it. I keep the travel phone purposefully hobbled. I'm holding out until some of the "smart but not distracting" options become more viable.
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I do enjoy the protected wifi benefits of a fully loaded phone + unlimited data plan. I don't think I've used public wifi since I switched, and for that, I am glad.
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I bet you anything though that both Uber and Facebook have added that number to your internal profile.
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oh for sure. I'm not keeping them separate to try and fake out the man. I'm keeping it separate so people can't bug me on that phone.
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I held out until 2015. Looking back, I noticed my life became more and more chaotic with information overload.
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