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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Self-labelled neo-Luddites and the tech-stressed are searching for phones with fewer features. Industry experts cite precarious profit margins and a wobbly market around this need.
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    I’m a farmer. There’s always the chance the someone is hurt in a field and is calling for help.

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

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        Boundaries? Guy is talking about life or death emergencies…

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

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