Do you feel weird/anxious if you go outside and don't have a phone with you? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Like, you just look weird if you sitting by yourself (example: waiting at a bus stop) and just stairing into space, so like its basically social expectation to be on your phone when you are by yourself.

Plus, just feels like if you don't have a phone on you, you are missing a lot of information (access to the internet, maps, etc.) that you might need in case you get lost or something.

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[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago

I leave my phone behind now and again so I don't feel the obligation to always be reachable, a privilege I'm sure. I don't often get lost but I speak the local language so I can just ask a stranger if I do. I absolutely don't find it weird if someone's alone and not looking at a phone and don't think anyone around me does, though I've never been one to care about that sort of thing anyway. I've intentionally removed all the timewasting apps from my phone as well, namely social media and news and all that.

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