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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I want people to stop thinking that their little quip to me is of the utmost importance. I want people to wait a few hours to tell me something instead of calling me while I'm driving and act insulted when I tell them to hurry up because I'm either driving or pulled over.

[–] ji17br@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you don’t like being disturbed while driving you should use do not disturb while driving.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm a farmer. There's always the chance the someone is hurt in a field and is calling for help.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you need to set better boundaries with people you know. Or block their texts.

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Boundaries? Guy is talking about life or death emergencies...

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 5 months ago

I'm taking about people spamming him with messages when it's not an emergency.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ew, people call you? All my friends text, because they know we are busy adults, I'll get to the chat when I can get to the chat. Little monster stays on vibration only or complete silence until I decide so. I control the damn thing not the other way around. Everybody who knows me or I give my phone number knows that phone call means someone died, there's blood everywhere, or the building got set on fire. Nothing else requires phone call level urgency.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Phone calls are for urgency and very often I do need to respond quickly. I also expect and am disappointed when people don't answer calls from me because I only call for urgent matters.

Even if my father knew how to send text messages, his fat, dry fingers can't use the on screen keyboard.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Speech to text exists.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're still over estimating him. He grew up with leaded gas. He still goes out of his way to buy the stuff at airports.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Eh, can't fault and old guy for loving heavy metal.