It feels weird that things from the early 2000s are now considered retro and cool. It's a bit like how vinyl records are making a comeback. My younger daughter is fascinated with the 80s the way I was fascinated by the 50s and 60s as a kid.temporal1 wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 9:10 am 2023
Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for ‘dumb phones’
https://theconversation.com/gen-z-goes- ... nes-204992^^Several points in the text... Digital detox
Another reason why people might be purchasing flip phones is to do a digital detox and cut down on screen time.
A digital detox refers to a period of time when a person refrains from using their electronic devices, like smartphones, to focus on social connections in the physical world and reduce stress.
In 2022, people in the U.S. spent more than 4.5 hours daily on their mobile devices. In Canada, adults self-reported spending about 3.2 hours per day in front of screens in 2022. Children and youth had about three hours of screen time per day in 2016 and 2017.
Excessive smartphone usage can result in a number of harmful side effects, such as sleep disruption.
Just over 50 per cent of Canadians check their smartphones before they go to sleep.
The blue-light emitted from smartphones may suppress melatonin production, making it harder to sleep and causing physiological issues including reduced glucose tolerance, increased blood pressure and increased inflammatory markers. ..
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That Nokia is simply a garden variety Android phone. A number of Android phones that fold up are on the market right now.
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