#smartphoneaddiction — Public Fediverse posts
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Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits
"A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."
#SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime
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Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits
"A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."
#SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime
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Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits
"A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."
#SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime
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Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits
"A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."
#SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime
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https://www.europesays.com/people/183968/ Apple CEO Tim Cook shares personal rule for screen time: ‘I get a report every week’ | People News #apple #AttentionSpan #BrainFatigue #DigitalWellness #focus #MentalHealth #NotificationManagement #ophthalmology #ParentingTips #PsychologicalImpact #ScreenTime #SmartphoneAddiction #TimCook
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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Artist gives Disney’s most beloved characters a darkly modern twist to talk about current issues
Back in 2017, Artist Tom Ward used his incredible illustration techniques to give new perspective on mod…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #Art #AU #Australia #BeautyandtheBeast #Disney #disneyart #disneycharacters #disneycruise #Entertainment #illlustrations #illustrations #Instagram #life #LittleMermaid #peterpan #pollution #smartphoneaddiction #socialcommentary #tomward
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Artist gives Disney’s most beloved characters a modern twist to talk about current issues
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/disney-twist-for-modern-day-ex1/
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Artist gives Disney’s most beloved characters a modern twist to talk about current issues
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/disney-twist-for-modern-day-ex1/
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Artist gives Disney’s most beloved characters a modern twist to talk about current issues
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/disney-twist-for-modern-day-ex1/
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Childhood abuse may drive smartphone addiction in teenagers, Korean study finds | Lifestyle
CHILDHOOD abuse may substantially increase the likelihood of smartphone addiction among teenagers by damaging self-esteem and exacerbating depression,…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #adolescents #childhoodabuse #depression #Korean #mentalhealth #Research #self-esteem #smartphoneaddiction #SouthKorea
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Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?
Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.
By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026
"Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '
"The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."
#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction
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Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?
Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.
By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026
"Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '
"The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."
#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction
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Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?
Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.
By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026
"Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '
"The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."
#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction
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Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?
Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.
By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026
"Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '
"The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."
#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction
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How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over
After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.
By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026
Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."
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"In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.
"The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.
"As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."
Read more:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-amish-let-technology-in-without-letting-it-take-over/#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature
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How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over
After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.
By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026
Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."
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"In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.
"The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.
"As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."
Read more:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-amish-let-technology-in-without-letting-it-take-over/#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature
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How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over
After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.
By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026
Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."
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"In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.
"The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.
"As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."
Read more:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-amish-let-technology-in-without-letting-it-take-over/#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature
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How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over
After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.
By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026
Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."
[...]
"In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.
"The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.
"As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."
Read more:
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-amish-let-technology-in-without-letting-it-take-over/#SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature
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Reduce Screen Time: Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’
What if the smartest thing you could do in 2026 was use a less smart phone? That question…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mobile #callingvstexting #flipphone #iPhone #presencevsdistractions #reducescreentime #smartphoneaddiction #Technology
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Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’
What if the smartest thing you could do in 2026 was use a less smart phone? That question…
#NewsBeep #News #Mobile #AU #Australia #callingvstexting #flipphone #iPhone #presencevsdistractions #reducescreentime #smartphoneaddiction #Technology
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Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’
What if the smartest thing you could do in 2026 was use a less smart phone? That question…
#NewsBeep #News #Mobile #callingvstexting #flipphone #iPhone #presencevsdistractions #reducescreentime #smartphoneaddiction #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/519562/ Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’ #CallingVsTexting #Éire #FlipPhone #IE #iPhone #Ireland #Mobile #PresenceVsDistractions #ReduceScreenTime #SmartphoneAddiction #Technology
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/992864/ Fact Check Friday: Are we actually addicted to our phones, or just bored? | Health News #AttentionSpan #BoredomAndSmartphones #DigitalAddiction #doomscrolling #DopamineAndPhones #EndlessScrolling #ExcessivePhoneUse #FactCheckFriday #Health #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAndPhones #PhoneAddiction #ScreenTime #ShortFormContent #SmartphoneAddiction #SmartphoneHabits #SmartphoneOveruse #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Fact Check Friday: Are we actually addicted to our phones, or just bored? | Health News
The moment there is silence, m…
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/334204/ Digital de-addiction centres in India are getting busier #Addiction #AIIMSDelhi #Éire #GamingAddiction #Health #IE #Ireland #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #SmartphoneAddiction
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Digital de-addiction centres in India are getting busier
“By the time he reached AIIMS, the financial damage was already done,” added Balhara, who is in charge…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #addiction #AIIMSDelhi #gamingaddiction #Health #MentalHealth #smartphoneaddiction
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Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉
:minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка
Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)
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Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉
:minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка
Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)
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Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉
:minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка
Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)
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Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉
:minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка
Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)
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When I was a student, we actually talked to each other during breaks between classes. Now my students usually sit alone glued to their smartphones (or other devices). Is this what progress looks like? 😟
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When I was a student, we actually talked to each other during breaks between classes. Now my students usually sit alone glued to their smartphones (or other devices). Is this what progress looks like? 😟
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When I was a student, we actually talked to each other during breaks between classes. Now my students usually sit alone glued to their smartphones (or other devices). Is this what progress looks like? 😟
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New #blog #post: Smartphone Minimalism: the Underappreciated Middle Road
https://rldane.space/smartphone-minimalism-the-underappreciated-middle-road.html
605 words
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #Smartphone #SmartphoneAddiction #minimalism #SmartphoneMinimalism #DumbPhones #TechLore
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New #blog #post: Smartphone Minimalism: the Underappreciated Middle Road
https://rldane.space/smartphone-minimalism-the-underappreciated-middle-road.html
605 words
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #Smartphone #SmartphoneAddiction #minimalism #SmartphoneMinimalism #DumbPhones #TechLore
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New #blog #post: Smartphone Minimalism: the Underappreciated Middle Road
https://rldane.space/smartphone-minimalism-the-underappreciated-middle-road.html
605 words
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #Smartphone #SmartphoneAddiction #minimalism #SmartphoneMinimalism #DumbPhones #TechLore
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New #blog #post: Smartphone Minimalism: the Underappreciated Middle Road
https://rldane.space/smartphone-minimalism-the-underappreciated-middle-road.html
605 words
cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay
(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)
#rlDaneWriting #blost #Smartphone #SmartphoneAddiction #minimalism #SmartphoneMinimalism #DumbPhones #TechLore
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Break phone addiction by switching your display to grayscale
The English language is hard to master, even for native speakers. With over an estimated one million words…
#NewsBeep #News #Mobile #Apps #doomscrolling #Lifehacks #Mentalhealth #phones #scrolling #smartphoneaddiction #smartphones #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
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People say they've broken their phone addiction with one simple change to their settings
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/break-phone-addiction-with-grayscale-hack
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People say they've broken their phone addiction with one simple change to their settings
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/break-phone-addiction-with-grayscale-hack
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Echoes of #Plato: #NeoLuddism — reclaiming the human in the digital age
Making room for humanity in the march of technology
“The machines were their enemies, for the machines were the means by which greedy masters enforced their will.” — – E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (1963)
by Kem-Laurin Lubin, Jan 4, 2025
"Modern neo-Luddism draws inspiration from this historical movement, but rather than opposing all forms of #technology, it critiques the #uncritical adoption of digital tools and automation. Neo-Luddites are not anti-technology per se; instead, they advocate for a more #mindful and selective use of technology, prioritizing human #WellBeing, #EnvironmentalSustainability, and meaningful #SocialInteractions.
"In today’s context, neo-Luddism is less about destroying machines and more about reclaiming control over how technology shapes daily life. It questions the pervasive influence of #smartphones, #SocialMedia, and constant #connectivity, encouraging moments of #disconnection to foster deeper, more authentic human experiences.
"This philosophy underpins the growing trend of 'no-tech meetups,' where individuals come together to temporarily step away from digital distractions and reconnect in more organic, face-to-face ways [Like listening to vinyl records with a friend!]. Neo-Luddites advocate for a conscious retreat from digital dependence, emphasizing the importance of face-to-face communication and preserving human connection without the interference of screens. These gatherings, often called '#LudditeClubs' or 'analog meetups,' create spaces where participants can engage in conversations, activities, and communal experiences free from the distractions of smartphones, social media, and other digital tools.
"The motivations behind this movement are diverse. Some individuals express concerns over privacy and the pervasive #surveillance associated with digital platforms. Some lament the growing loss of #jobs and community. Others seek to combat the social isolation and mental health challenges exacerbated by excessive screen time. #Environmental considerations also play a role, with participants mindful of the ecological impact of #ElectronicWaste and the resource demands of constant technological upgrades."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6tQNO#Philosophy #RightToRepair #EWaste #PlannedObsolescence #LudditeClub #NeoLuddite #UseYourBrain #DigitalAge #ReadABook #SmartphoneAddiction #TechAddiction #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #DatacentersUseTooMuchElectricity