▲ 676 ▼ Solved Problems (by kplx) (piefed.kobel.fyi) submitted 7 months ago by squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 45 points 7 months ago (2 children) It's more nuanced. We like having all that stuff on one device. It's the other stuff the device does that annoys us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago That’s not an issue with the medium, though. And I really appreciate being able to watch hours of content with no adverts now. Back in the day, nearly everything had unskippable ads. There was no adblock; you had to watch everything on someone else’s schedule, and the only way to not watch ads was to pee or make a sandwich. I haven’t seen an ad in years and, my god, it’s awesome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (3 children) I guess i just miss having a walkman mode, where all it did was play music. If I could turn on a walkman mode on my phone, I sometimes would definitely do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi [S] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Turn on do-not-disturb and you don't get notifications or calls. It's not a true walkman mode but it turns off some distractions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago A good suggestion. The harder problem is actually me. Oh, imma skip this song I don’t like it. Maybe they have a new album out, I’ll just quickly check. Hmm, what’s the weather tomorrow. Etc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago In dire straits you can still buy an MP3 player. Alternatively, you'll probably have all these problems still, so if you need to work on not getting distracted there's nothing else for it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago It’s not exactly a Walkman, but I’ve recently gotten into looking at the Innioasis Y1 MP3. I asked for one for Christmas, as you can put Rockbox on it just like an iPod. That, to me, is so fucking cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago That’s not an issue with the medium, though. And I really appreciate being able to watch hours of content with no adverts now. Back in the day, nearly everything had unskippable ads. There was no adblock; you had to watch everything on someone else’s schedule, and the only way to not watch ads was to pee or make a sandwich. I haven’t seen an ad in years and, my god, it’s awesome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (3 children) I guess i just miss having a walkman mode, where all it did was play music. If I could turn on a walkman mode on my phone, I sometimes would definitely do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi [S] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Turn on do-not-disturb and you don't get notifications or calls. It's not a true walkman mode but it turns off some distractions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago A good suggestion. The harder problem is actually me. Oh, imma skip this song I don’t like it. Maybe they have a new album out, I’ll just quickly check. Hmm, what’s the weather tomorrow. Etc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago In dire straits you can still buy an MP3 player. Alternatively, you'll probably have all these problems still, so if you need to work on not getting distracted there's nothing else for it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago It’s not exactly a Walkman, but I’ve recently gotten into looking at the Innioasis Y1 MP3. I asked for one for Christmas, as you can put Rockbox on it just like an iPod. That, to me, is so fucking cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi [S] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) Turn on do-not-disturb and you don't get notifications or calls. It's not a true walkman mode but it turns off some distractions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago A good suggestion. The harder problem is actually me. Oh, imma skip this song I don’t like it. Maybe they have a new album out, I’ll just quickly check. Hmm, what’s the weather tomorrow. Etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago A good suggestion. The harder problem is actually me. Oh, imma skip this song I don’t like it. Maybe they have a new album out, I’ll just quickly check. Hmm, what’s the weather tomorrow. Etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago In dire straits you can still buy an MP3 player. Alternatively, you'll probably have all these problems still, so if you need to work on not getting distracted there's nothing else for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago It’s not exactly a Walkman, but I’ve recently gotten into looking at the Innioasis Y1 MP3. I asked for one for Christmas, as you can put Rockbox on it just like an iPod. That, to me, is so fucking cool! permalink fedilink source parent
