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Tracker's ears perk up as he hears ~whiskeyding describing his latest personal experiment.

"That's quite a fascinating idea, friend. I haven't tried this particular experiment yet, but perhaps I should."

He leans forward in his chair and takes a sip of some hot rooibos tea with a bit of maple syrup.

"I limit myself in the computer space by just using calls, texts, and emails to communicate with the people in my life, and I don't own a smartphone, so I can't browse the internet or scroll mindlessly through apps when I'm not in front of my laptop. I also make a point of doing most of my daily personal computing (outside of work) using Gopher and Gemini rather than the web. With only a few exceptions, I usually only open my web browser when someone texts or emails me an HTTP link that I need to read or interact with. Since my phone is a text-only e-ink device and my laptop boots into full-screen Emacs using EXWM, this means that the overwhelming majority of my interactions with computers are through text. I think this helps quite a bit in keeping me focused and preventing sensory overload."

Tracker shrugs and sits back in his chair.

"I suppose we all build our own little walls around the things that we want to try and stay away from. Thanks for sharing a bit about yours."

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~ropocl wrote (thread):

Could you share a little more about your e-ink phone?