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It’s Not All the Phones

October 9, 2026
It’s Not All the Phones

It’s popular today to say, “It’s the phones, stupid!” to explain a range of social dynamics ranging from teenage depression to the birth dearth to the shrinking number of friends people have today. I support moves like banning phones from schools. 

But while it seems likely smart phones and social media have played a role in some of these, I’ve been skeptical of the overly reductionistic focus on phones.

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