Why teens are giving up their #smartphones and joining the '#LudditeClub'

Avery Hartmans, October 2022

"Since giving up her smartphone, Shub says she has more space to think creatively, more time to read, and better concentration. She and many of her friends have given up Instagram and they prefer phone calls over texting.

"'If I have one overarching message for my fellow teenagers, it's this: Spend time getting to know yourself and exploring the world around you,' Shub writes. 'It's so much more fulfilling — and so much more real — than the one inside your expensive little box.'"

Original article:
https://www.businessinsider.com/teens-ditching-smartphones-social-media-to-become-luddites-2022-10

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jOSNU#selection-1715.0-1737.0
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