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How many of you are mobile only? (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Outside of my Switch and Kindle my phone is all I have. It's a $1300 super device and I find it does more than enough. A magic reactangle with the answers to all life's problems. The ultimate minimalist device.

Any of you mobile only? What has your experience been?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I personally like having purpose-specific machines. I don't want to associate my mobile phone with work and I don't want it going off with every work email I get. I also want to be able to work faster than I would with a tiny display and no real keyboard.

At the same time, I want to use my work machines as little as possible, because that means I am working as little as possible lol. I find that physical separation of professional and personal equipment, beyond aiding workflow and efficiency, is psychologically helpful for me destressing when I'm not working.

Plus there are so many things that, sure, a phone can do, but a larger device is just so much better at. Writing anything over 200 characters, watching videos (particularly watching videos, erm, one-handed...), reading and writing anything complex, running multiple programs/tabs, accessing complex sites and apps, and a whole lot more.

Do I use full-sized devices much less because of my phone? For sure. Could I ever imagine going phone-only? Not a chance.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Ok but what about Linux only??????