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From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens adjusting to the smartphone ban

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279 points geox | 2 comments | 11 Sep 25 13:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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spcebar ◴[11 Sep 25 13:53 UTC] No.45211711[source]▶
Nature is healing. Glad to see this. I was in high school when smart phones really became widespread, and was personally still on a flip phone most of the way through. I think there's something healthy to the boredom the kids describe, which ultimately leads to socialization and introspection. 24/7 social media seems like a very destructive portal to isolation, and having a reprieve from that, if only a few hours a day, seems like a great thing.
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1. moduspol ◴[11 Sep 25 14:21 UTC] No.45212053[source]▶
Not just socialization and introspection, and not just among kids!

I guess I'm probably preaching to the choir here on HN, but the amount of social woes we are currently experiencing that are indirectly the result of a dramatic increase in social media consumption is a lot higher than I think most people expect.

There are just so many aspects of life that one only really gets nudged into doing at least partially out of boredom, despite ultimately fulfilling so much more. When you can stave off boredom instantly and indefinitely, there are all kinds of experiences that will be substituted.

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2. HPsquared ◴[11 Sep 25 14:35 UTC] No.45212213[source]▶
Hundreds of millions of people are totally oblivious and uncaring of their situation and surroundings, so long as they have access to enough digital distraction. It's the new opiate of the masses.