19 Millennials Are Sharing Their Mixed Opinions On How Smartphones Have Affected Daily Life

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User WrongVeteranMaybe had a bit of an empowering perspective: “The internet is just a tool,” they wrote. “We are the ones misusing it. And yes, I am aware these spaces are meant to be addictive, but you need to set the boundary with technology yourself.”

“This will be painful and mean rejecting a lot of convenience, but it’s something you gotta do to prevent brainrot. I had to.

I also cannot tell you what these boundaries are, you gotta figure them out yourself. Are you gonna go hard, get a dumbphone and a 1997 Ford F150 to avoid ‘smart’ things? Or is it gonna simply be setting limits on how much you use tech?”