Stuart McMillen

New comic: Defending Dumbphones (Patreon)

Published:

2017-08-10 23:57:22

Imported:

2026-06

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Defending Dumbphones
I don't own a smartphone, and still choose to use a 'dumbphone'. By doing this, I intentionally limit the time that I am connected to the internet.
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This is the second comic in a series of four about my relationship with social media, or communication technology. (The first was Blocking My Reptile).

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Defending Dumbphones comic: not owning a smartphone - Stuart McMillen

Our reptile brain constantly scans for ways to distract our rational mind. By blocking internet access during work hours, I block my reptile. Then, I get to work. I gave a talk about my decision to shun smartphones. This talk about why I still use a 'dumbphone' was the personal reflection at Sunday Assembly Canberra in December 2016.