TechnologyEnglish · 7 months ago

Adults and teens pick dumbphones to curb social media addiction

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Adults and teens pick dumbphones to curb social media addiction

TechnologyEnglish · 7 months ago

Parents and teens alike are trading in their smartphones for "dumber" models to help stay offline.

Parents and teens alike are trading in their smartphones for “dumber” models to help stay offline.

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I mean, they’re quite literally designed to be as addicting as possible. I can’t blame people for getting addicted to social media when billions of dollars have been invested in research on how to get them hooked.
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  True, even Lemmy is somewhat addictive

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