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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Seems like an interesting concept

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They're not that great in practice. I have an LG Folder, it's not very enjoyable to use and is probably best as a treatment for smartphone addiction. Old people are better off using actual dumbphones or smartphones with simplified settings, people who want flip/small phones are better off with flip smartphones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Definitely niche, but I see the appeal for people who want a less distracting phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah they are a bit of a fad with Gen Z for this reason. Though from what I've seen, a lot of these young people have trouble sticking with them for more than few weeks because they didn't actually grow up with the technology and are quite clueless about what the experience of living with one is actually like. I think the best solution to this problem of screen time and smartphone addiction is to modify your existing phone and develop behaviours that help you regulate its use, but for Gen Z this is difficult because a) they aren't old enough/have enough life experience yet to be capable of this kind of personal transformation and b) their lifestyle is so centred around presenting themselves favourably online and to their peers. Offloading all the effort on to a Y2K style product is a much more attractive solution for them.

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