@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoGen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't liewww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1180
arrow-up1180external-linkGen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't liewww.zdnet.com@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-square@glacierlinkEnglish4•10 months agoIt’s more about wanting to take a break from looking at a screen and watching shitty ads for so many hours per day.
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎlinkfedilinkEnglish13•10 months agoPeople need to (re)discover adblockers and alternative apps. Firefox+uBlock Origin takes care of nearly all ads on the web. NewPipe Lets you watch YouTube without ads (and lets you download videos). Pixelfed is like insta without the ads (or people, lets be honest, but you gotta be the change you want to see) Mastodon is twitter without ads Lemmy reddit without ads We have the tools and technology, its just a matter of people making the move, but that’s hard because of the network effect.
It’s more about wanting to take a break from looking at a screen and watching shitty ads for so many hours per day.
People need to (re)discover adblockers and alternative apps.
We have the tools and technology, its just a matter of people making the move, but that’s hard because of the network effect.