When I’m tired, I am, and I hate it. With more energy I do other things, but the phone is always that super-low effort thing to pick up.

I have a book to read, and paper and pencil for sketching next to me, and those are the things I want to do, but they feel like effort right now.

With the ADHD, I need my alarms, calendar, timers and reminders to be anywhere remotely productive, so if I’m not addicted to my phone, I absolutely am dependent on it. I probably am addicted to it though. Most of us are, IMHO…

Phone? Nah. It’s only a tool, used for photography, maps/navigation, messaging while on the go, shopping lists and phone calls for that one time a month you need to make one. Maybe other stuff sometimes, like making a bank transfer when not at home or editing OSM.

I used to be indirectly addicted to it. It was actually doomscrolling Reddit, but now that I’m off it I don’t get the urge anymore.

My desktop is a different story, I’m kind of addicted to it while I’m at home; when outside I don’t really miss it.

No. I could stop af any time. I just choose not to. Its totally voluntary.

(Just like smokers, they could stop at anytime, they just choose not to)

no because I only have one for work or certain things so its the same way im not addicted to facebook or twitter as I don’t use them. Now if I had a smartphone options as different from a smartphone as the federation is from reddit, well then I would be addicted.

I’m addicted to the internet

The phone is just one of many ways to get to it.

It’s like saying a drunkard is addicted to “the bottle”. They aren’t. They are addicted to alcohol.

Absolutely.

Going somewhere? Music and maybe a game!

At home with nothing to do? Music, videos, or maybe a game, even if doing other things!

Going to my different classes in the allotted 10 minutes? Music!

I’ll gladly admit I’m addicted to not just my phone, but also some of my other electronics as well.

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Looking at my usage, especially last Sunday, yeah.

Yes, I know, I tried both Firefox and Vivaldi, both had some things I quite didn’t like, I keep trying them like every 3 months.
Sorry, I can’t name them, I keep forgetting the specific issues.

No if I have my PC close.

I’m addicted to my laptop and basically any social media platform. Block one and I’ll find plenty of others to waste my time on.

Input Input Input! I’m addicted to continuous inputs and reactions.
If i can keep my brain running I do not need a phone. I’m happy with a good book for hours.

No. But also. Yes. But also. No

Fine. Sometimes. 😆

Yes. I recently took my son to an appointment where my phone died as we pulled up. My phone dying is incredibly rare. I proceeded to clean my car while I waited. I went through the center console, the glove box, the side door pockets, under the seats, behind the front seats, basically everywhere in the cabin of the car cleaning and organizing while I waited. If my phone had a charge, I wouldn’t have done any of that. So yes, I’m addicted to my phone.

Yep, and we’re surrounded by enablers, too. I left my phone at home accidentally when I went out with the fam. “Fuckit, I don’t need a phone. Let’s just go…”

And not only did it become quickly obvious how much I use my phone (NFC payment, looking up store hours, nearest grocery store, etc) but how much everyone expected me to have a phone and everything on it. Use my phone to pay. I don’t have it, I gotta use a card. Give my kid cash for when we drop her off to hang out with friends with apple pay. Can’t do it, no phone. Here’s $15 cash. (Eye roll, carrying change is a burden now) Use loyalty card at the store. Nope, it’s on the phone. Wife has to use hers. Can’t get my daughter’s text messages, and even though she knew I’d left my phone, she still texted me.

People expect you to have all the conveniences on a phone, including the ones that are convenient to them.