• paraphrand@lemmy.world
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    • Phones are computers.
    • Phones are the most popular personal computers in the world.
    • Many people only have a phone and no other computers.
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      It’s me. Outside work, I dumped PCs a decade back and have lived a much better digital life.

      I seriously get annoyed at the amount of work it takes to keep a PC running.

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        I hate using a phone. It’s small, the screen is tiny, the keyboard sucks (all touchscreen keyboards suck), you can’t have more than one thing in the tiny screen at a time (yes split screen exists and Android has freeform windows, but they suck even more).

        A desktop is a breeze to use. It feels liberating to use after being on a phone.

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          Then get a larger phone or a tablet and a keyboard. You have options that are infinitely more efficient and less annoying than babysitting a PC.

          At some point you must face the question: Are you using a PC because it’s how you’ve always done it?

          EDIT: I happened to open the Voyager app and saw your comment. I responded within a minute. My keyboard works just fine. I’m sorry yours doesn’t.

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            Lmao. Buddy if you want to use a phone as a computer, no worries. But fuck all the way off with the idea that using a PC is difficult or less efficient than a phone. Get a grip on reality.

            “Babysitting a PC” you sound like you’re tech illiterate.

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        I seriously get annoyed at the amount of work it takes to keep a PC running.

        Can you elaborate more on that? In my experience unless you set up a complicated NAS or home server setup maintaining a personal computer doesn’t require much upkeep. I prefer it over a phone because of the physical keyboard and superior window / tab / organization options.

        PS: Wrote this comment from my phone anyway 🥲

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          You see all those things you just listed?

          Those are things you hardly ever worry about or whose existence you completely forget about when you ditch a PC.

          Your computer is an annoying child you never parented.

          Wanna boot it up? Better wait for a minute or two. Oh! Now it needs an update because something went wrong last night when it was supposed to automatically do it.

          Oops! Lost internet connection. Better go pecking around menus.

          Shit. It’s acting up still. Your game you’re trying to play is losing frames. Something to do with heat management. Something about a graphics card? Who frigging knows, better ask the internet from a phone.

          P.S. Your antivirus is out of date and you need money to renew your subscription. The process will take another few hours of your time because you have to babysit it past all the AI that’s sure to get in the way.

          Bah! Humbug!

          EDIT: The angry PC people typing aggressive insults using their phones proves the point and is quite funny.

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            Holy fuck I wish I had read this comment first. You are actually an idiot of the highest order.