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We rely on our smartphones for everything from banking to staying in touch. Yet many of us wish we spent less time on them. Why is putting them down so difficul…
We rely on our smartphones for everything from banking to staying in touch. Yet many of us wish we spent less time on them. Why is putting them down so difficult — and what can we, and the companies behind our apps, do about it?
Chapters:
00:00 Smartphone addiction: Can we stop doomscrolling?
00:44 Living without a smartphone for 15 years
01:56 Pros and cons of social media apps
04:22 Offline Clubs are becoming a trend
05:20 Radical anti-smartphone front protest
06:47 Tips and tricks on how to cut back your screen time
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I can. Dunno about you but I can live without a smart phone. Am not on social media either
@@violaarcturusImported1mo ago
Let's find out. <br>Гагага
@@larrymunn5279Imported1mo ago
I still remember playing fallout 3 as a kid thinking those wrist computers would be a thing someday, though less bulky.<br>It came handheld and in all shapes n sizes.
@@eumaxiaImported1mo ago
Absolutely yes.
@@LinguaMentisImported1mo ago
Most pointless topic to report on….
@@dwnewsImported1mo ago
In a 2024 German survey, 93% of 18- to 24-year-olds reported at least one negative effect associated with their smartphones — including distraction and trouble sleeping.
@@SchantzFIGUImported1mo ago
I quit watching TV about 5 years ago.
@@SchantzFIGUImported1mo ago
I ditched mine about 5 years ago.
@@chrisya1705Imported1mo ago
screen time used for daily functions vs. doomscrolling should be differentiated
@@JGYoutube0Imported1mo ago
No, because the unquestioning masses just mindlessly bought into smartphones and dragged everyone into dependency on them. And they will buy into the other agendas, including the mark. It's ordained that way so it is what it is.
@@verify8295Imported1mo ago
Yes we can live without a phone.
@@Idontwantahandle3Imported1mo ago
Yes, I hate smartphones. I switch mine off some weekends, and I put it on Do Not Disturb after 8 pm. I think work has made me this way. Some people are just pricks and message you at all hours about work stuff. 🙄<br>The only thing I like about smartphones is having Google Maps and a camera when out and about.
@@liemto9485Imported1mo ago
The U.S. should recognize the State of Palestine to help stabilize the Middle East and uphold the two-state solution (in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 181 of November 29, 1947, and UN Security Council Resolution 2334 of 2016).
@@skyematsImported1mo ago
Not in Australia. I can easily go a day without or more at my farm. But then I have to catch up.
@@sagartomar3461Imported1mo ago
Introduction of reels , short for videos has made it even worse . Need a app whithout reels.
@@cmdrbracksonImported1mo ago
I only have three social media apps: YouTube, WhatsApp and Discord. Nothing more. And although YT is my bane on my phone, my true time eater is gaming on my computer. Yesterday it was 12 hours. 😅
@@DufflecoatJonesImported1mo ago
Dismantle, break up US big tech. (media in general.) Europe is starting to break away from relying on US- under regulated garbage tech.
@@XTG3PQRImported1mo ago
I still don’t understand - how many people just blame the existence of social media rather than taking minimum self accountability for their poor life choices? Social media companies don’t put a knife to people’s throat to keep using their apps.
@@nypd8192Imported1mo ago
Why we need to live without Smartphone? How about car, Internet, electricity? This is why Europe does not have any global top tech company..
@@The1kimbobimboImported1mo ago
I deleted Tiktok and Instagram/Facebook. Best thing ! Don't miss anything
@@ishowtanzanianfoodImported1mo ago
Give me a playstation 5 i can
@@speculawyerImported1mo ago
No.
@@TheHungryHoneyBadgerImported1mo ago
I could, but I would not voluntarily give it up 🤔 .
@@-DMImported1mo ago
What would be the point? Humans cannot survive without smartphones, it's what separates us from apes.
@@calneitz3681Imported1mo ago
Being retired I have made that choice as I do not use them because it is not required in my life anymore. We are trapped into this use tho as our world has been changed around the use of them and it is harming our children as they now use it to learn giving access to be brainwashed.
@@greatwazzooImported1mo ago
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(smartphone or smart glasses).<br>And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name
@@rossevans1774Imported1mo ago
I use my 'smart phone' for incoming calls. For outgoing calls I use my landline.
@@ehulbert5Imported1mo ago
I could easily live without a mobile phone, without a basic internet connection to my home PC, very difficult to impossible.
@@GrayTranJusticeImported1mo ago
if I didnt need the phone for banking & to clock in at work, I would happily live without it. When I dont work, I leave it at home & I feel free of government surveillance.
We rely on our smartphones for everything from banking to staying in touch. Yet many of us wish we spent less time on them. Why is putting them down so difficult — and what can we, and the companies behind our apps, do about it?
Chapters:
00:00 Smartphone addiction: Can we stop doomscrolling?
00:44 Living without a smartphone for 15 years
01:56 Pros and cons of social media apps
04:22 Offline Clubs are becoming a trend
05:20 Radical anti-smartphone front protest
06:47 Tips and tricks on how to cut back your screen time
For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/
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