• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    18 hours ago

    I chose to stop wearing a watch more than 20 years ago. I thought about getting one for the health benefits five years ago, but concluded that I don’t want to have a watch nor cover an awesome tattoo. As a friend once wrote, “wearing a watch is like being handcuffed to time.”

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      13 hours ago

      Do you take your phone everywhere? Does it have a clock you use on it?

      So, guess the only difference is that one has an armband and the other you stare at for a lot longer?

      If you do not have a phone either, then hats off to you.

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        10 hours ago

        I leave my phone somewhere in my home and walk into a different room. Which undoubtedly has a clock. It also doesn’t cover my cool 8-bit video game sprites tattoo.

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      14 hours ago

      It’s certainly nice to live a life free of responsibility for others, but that’s a massive and selfish privilege.

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      17 hours ago

      “wearing a watch is like being handcuffed to time.”

      That’s perfect! I’m stealing this. I HATE, despise, loath in every respect clocks, watches, calendars and any other form of scheduling oppression. Go pound sand - I’ll show up when I show up.