my aging millennial trait is that if it requires payment, i do it on the big screen & not the small screen. don’t subscribe to shit on your phone - ThreadSky

byelacey.bsky.social • 119 days ago

my aging millennial trait is that if it requires payment, i do it on the big screen & not the small screen. don’t subscribe to shit on your phone

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beanycoffee.bsky.social•118 days ago

Only trust the big computer with important things. Small computer hasn't earned that privilege

acearohanda.bsky.social•117 days ago

at least make sure you do it through a browser..like if i dont have the download an app im not going to. and if i DO have to download an app to use your website....im probably not going to.

regonym.bsky.social•118 days ago

yup yup - and any situation where I'm out and about, I'd also have my wallet anyways, so why not just use the dang card I'm already carrying. phone banking just seems like more hassle than it's worth

onyxgalaria.art•119 days ago

I just thought of something.
Will you still get the fee if you enable "Use Desktop Site" on your mobile browser?

sleeplessone.com•118 days ago

Browser at all is fine. Just don't use the in app built in "Subscribe" buttons. Those force you through the Apple App Store or Play Store.

onyxgalaria.art•118 days ago

good to know :D

mitsudamadoyvt.bsky.social•118 days ago

I'll do you one better:

Don't do shit in apps if doing it out of apps is an option, even if it doesn't require payment.

rlmrdlnz.bsky.social•118 days ago

At this rate we will have to default to, "go to the shop and buy the stuff in person"

sulfurousacid.bsky.social•118 days ago

My aging millennial trait is that I don't use an app if the mobile site works

shampoochan13.bsky.social•118 days ago

I feel safer on browser cause my phone or ipad seems easier to hack or on wifi or the website coding doesnt work well. If this is a elder millennial term then im glad for it!! 😨

kurisquare.bsky.social•118 days ago

It’s always Big Screen when money is involved!!!!

captainzenscuel.bsky.social•119 days ago

I just use my phone so rarely over my computer that it's rare I'd ever be in a situation where it would even be more convenient to use a phone. And then the forms I have to fill out? Computer is easier. So glad to know it's the right choice.

jen-the-magician.bsky.social•118 days ago

Emotionally, I absolutely agree but ALSO practically speaking, my laptop has a bigger screen, a fucking mouse, and real keys for me to type on!!! Having to scroll and then tap the field to fill in and then tap the screen? IT SUCKS!

kikidoodle.bsky.social•118 days ago

It actually makes me question how many younger folk actually have a pc. I'd bet there's a fair amount of folk who only use phones and ipads and don't realize they can use the internet browser on the phone to bypass this

jkosmicki.bsky.social•118 days ago

I BEG my students to use something more than their phone for doing their online classes or homework. But for many, the phone is all they have access to, and many immigrants share a phone with their family

mythical.pizza•118 days ago

Very few they don’t even teach computer class anymore

annabellelecter.bsky.social•119 days ago

Same

thegrumpyenby.bsky.social•119 days ago

I've bought from my phone before but I avoid paying anything through Apple, Google Play, etc. People think of it as "convenient" but it makes me feel not in control of my spending. Things go on my card, either directly or through PayPal. I also deeply resent MacOS Apps I have to buy on the App Store

44billionregrets.bsky.social•118 days ago

it's convenient for the payee, not the payer

natehoffelder.com•118 days ago

I find it so weird that people do anything important on their phones. Like, my brother (botn 1986) only access 23AndMe on his phone, while I use a computer. What he sees isn't half as useful as what I see, simply because the screen is smaller.

zaukodar.bsky.social•118 days ago

100% this.

Phones are for communication, information, and security (in that order).

If money must pass out of your hands electronically then it always needs to be on a computer or laptop, *never* a mobile device.

stucupid.bsky.social•118 days ago

I'm early Gen Z and I'm like that haha

tragicsymphony.bsky.social•118 days ago

📌

fuchs4fox.bsky.social•116 days ago

As a gen X I will pick my browser of choice and go to any damn website I want. Take those apps and shove em. I do not need reminders for things on a companies' terms. I do not need to review a thing that is still in the mail. I do not need apps hacking each other. I am not waiting for a $0.10 coupon

sean8urson.bsky.social•119 days ago

Oh big same. Very rarely will I not get up and buy at the computer instead.

rolandguiscard.bsky.social•118 days ago

Just go broke like I did, then you don't have the money to subscribe to anything. Problem solved.

ranylt.bsky.social•119 days ago

Yep yep yep. I don't do anything financial on my phone, except for my local taxi app. And I avoid QR-ing like the plague.

buggydraws.is.tired.fyi•118 days ago

Big Thing ™️ needs Big Screen ™️

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