The first thing I did when I got my first smartphone this year was remove all of the pre-installed social media apps and turn off notifications for anything other than alarms, phone calls and texts.

I can access the web and email, but I usually don't.

It would drive me insane having random interruptions every few minutes from my phone. I don't see how anyone could live that way.

When I do use social media, I use my desktop computer, with a screen big enough for my failing vision, and I can usually scroll the days feed in less than 5 minutes each for email, twitter, fb, discord.

HN on the other hand, is a bit of an obsession.

[Edit - apps were pre-installed]