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[-] invertedspear@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago

I see the appeal when your music gets constantly interrupted due to every fucking app wanting to send you notifications to remind you of its existence and those constant messages from work flooding whatever communications tool you’re using.

I also see the appeal for something for kids to give them music without giving them a fill on smart device.

Yes, a phone can do almost anything, but single purpose devices can and should be better for that purpose.

[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 12 points 1 day ago

oh fuck, right, i got so used to obliterating apps ability to send notifications and ads that I forgot that's kind of the baseline experience, yeah.

[-] KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

I realise this isn't a good solution for everyone, but my phone lives on do not disturb mode and only lets calls through (and even then my phone tends to stay on vibrate). It's nice, generally leaves me uninterrupted when I'm doing other stuff.

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