Idk maybe they just use their laptop/desktop for a lot of stuff and leave portable instant communication for important things?
Comment on I’m not ignoring your message – I’m overwhelmed by the tyranny of being reachable
ruuster13@lemmy.zip 2 weeks agoIt’s 2025; if you’re gonna make a comment like that, descend from thy perch and guide us down the beaten-off path. Do I go to Samsung and ask for a flip phone? I know they have one they would l🤑ve to sell me. Are you also someone who thinks I should avoid 5G? Do you have a dumb phone make/model you recommend? Is disconnecting from society the only way? Do you only talk via pigeon or smoke during solstice or blót?
KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
HubertManne@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
KT-TOT is close. I actually do have a smartphone that I only use for work stuff since companies now usually do bring your own device with phones. it only has work stuff and I keep it off mostly unless im working in an on call position and am on call. I use voip on it with textnow as a backup. Otherwise I use my laptop with voip. Having any type of phone all the time that someone can text or call you at any time leaves you with the issue the OP has. Have to turn it off and actually be unreachable at times. Considering how often im on my laptop im still reachable pretty darn often. I also have a brother who lets me and my other brother know if extended family stuff shows up on facebook. Like weddings and funerals and such. I do try and check facebook once a week as my condo has a group and the aforementioned family stuff but like funerals are tricky as they can happen in less than a week of death with my family.