I ditched my smartphone a couple of months ago so I'm a little behind you. But it's been a revelation: some days there's no activity on my phone at all - proof positive that almost all the communication I was receiving on it was unnecessary, and all the things I was using it for were, likewise, unnecessary.
Like you, I've been a little bewildered at the lack of attention this issue seems to garner. Their effect on children and teens is, I'm starting to think, catastrophic; which means it's catastrophic for society.
I ditched my smartphone a couple of months ago so I'm a little behind you. But it's been a revelation: some days there's no activity on my phone at all - proof positive that almost all the communication I was receiving on it was unnecessary, and all the things I was using it for were, likewise, unnecessary.
Like you, I've been a little bewildered at the lack of attention this issue seems to garner. Their effect on children and teens is, I'm starting to think, catastrophic; which means it's catastrophic for society.
I'm glad I found your writing.