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by JKCalhoun 242 days ago
Agree. Might as well start with internet adoption, but the phone allows us to carry that weight with us all day. To be sure it started a bit sooner.
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Exactly, I've been net-addicted since .. uh, BBS culture in the late 80s, and I almost never use my smartphone but have my laptop or computer screen in front of me most of the day. I don't feel much better held together than my teens with their phones.
You are absolutely not the typical person. The vast majority of people, and 100% of the people born after 2007, are deeply affected by smartphones. I know I am!