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Comment by darklycan51 | Hacker News Reader

I don't really use my phone as a software developer, mostly because I have my pc with me all the time and pretty much all software is better on pc than on phones (thanks Apple/Google).

I don't really know what people are doing to be addicted to their phones? maybe you're just addicted to social media? find other hobbies...

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This for one. This site is on the dopamine list. Phone is a metaphor. Choose your addictions wisely.

Edit: removed unnecessary, kinda rude, wording.

What other sites are on the dopamine list?

It's a term I just coined and wasn't meant literally. I was referring to interactions that make you feel good and unintentionally become a habit. Myself, I come here to feel clever and learn by engaging in subject matter that interests me. I don't always hit the mark, but I try. I also realize others use social media such as Facebook for the same reason. In my younger days I may have done the same by conversing with strangers in coffee shops or bars.

"Phone" is a shorthand, because a ton of people seem to be using phones as their primary computing devices. They're streamlined and they have everything the average Joe could ever want - mostly a few social media apps and similar.

But also, the wording is definitely deliberate - the post is published by a company that's developed an iPhone app to combat this "addiction". So there's definitely some marketing angle involved here.

YouTube videos. Streaming. Scrolling Instagram/tiktok. Tons of messaging. Games. Reddit, to a lesser extent. Those are the usual suspects.

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