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Wants peace, won't put down phone.

"Hey Siri, define peace." Our phones do a lot, but they won't do that.

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Aug 22, 2024
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A post about finding peace by putting down your phone - Andrew Kooman, Things I Wrote Down

This is a phone. You may have seen one before.

It's your calendar and your calculator. It's your window into a thousand worlds.

A camera and notebook. A map and a search engine. A personal assistant and, well, let’s be honest, a companion that you touch and interact with more than any other individual in your life. 

It counts your steps and how many calori…

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