• kjwkOP
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    6 days ago

    No idea, but it’s I’d think so they’re one of the reasons.
    As for me, I’m trying to use smartphone much less nowadays. However, I find it difficult because I see that people expect me to respond to their messages asap. Moreover, in my bubble there are more and more people using chat apps and less and less people calling and answering calls and/or willing to meet, not even speaking about initiating meetings. It’s just difficult not to use messagins apps + for me personally it’s sad to have to use it, because I feel alone without presence of a human being.

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      4 days ago

      Consider trying Beeper. Works with many different chat services allowing you to use only one app to chat. It works really well.

      I like it because it feels less stimulating to only use one app and I don’t have any exposure to the social media components of the original apps.

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        3 days ago

        No no, it’s just that I dont want to use ANY instant messaging app on my phone. Yes, one part of me is craving for multiprotocol messaging apps (Pidgin, Miranda etc.) and use them only on my computer, not phone.
        I’ve already had success with turning off all notifications except calls.