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		eimrine on May 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Sou... > It’s about whether your phone is a needy, attention-sucking vampire. What else outcomes might be awaited if "the phone" is running non-free software? I am exactly that kind of person whose healthy screen time of snoop phones is zero because of some attention obstructions - but I have no fatigue issues after heavy sessions behind a screen which is powered by Debian without opening any websites requiring JS.

arrow7000 on May 30, 2023 | [–]

I can't tell if this comment is HN satire or not

eimrine on May 30, 2023 | | [–]

You are enslaved by your own computer device and I am not, where is the satire?

abwizz on May 30, 2023 | [–]

exactly!

non-free means they want something in return - mostly our data and attention

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