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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