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Back in 2019, when I was on tour for my book, Digital Minimalism, I chatted with more than a few parents. I was surprised by how many told me a similar story: their teenage children had become fed up with the shallowness of online life and decided, all on their own, to deactivate their social

Back in 2019, when I was on tour for my book, Digital Minimalism , I chatted with more than a few parents. I was surprised by how many told me a similar story: their teenage children had become fed up with the shallowness of online life and decided, all on their own, to deactivate their social media accounts, and in some cases, abandon their smartphones altogether. Ever since then, when an interviewer asks me about youth and technology addiction, I tend to adopt an optimistic tone. “We’re approaching a moment in which not using these apps will be seen as the authentic, counter-cult

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