For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones
18 hours ago
- #social-media
- #technology
- #mental-health
- Smartphones are making people unhealthy, miserable, antisocial, and less free.
- Smartphone usage is a collective problem, not just a personal one, affecting social norms and expectations.
- Smartphones negatively impact mental and physical health, increasing loneliness, depression, and stress.
- They contribute to political polarization and erode trust in shared institutions.
- Smartphones blur the boundaries between work and personal life, leading to burnout.
- There is a growing movement towards 'dumb phones' as an alternative to smartphones.
- A ban on smartphones is proposed as a way to reclaim personal and social freedom.