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Stop this old person trope. Your friend network is offline. There is life for you offline.

For a lot of youngsters, they don't have a network outside. They grew up online. All they know is online.

It is really hard for youngsters to get out of when they don't know anyone outside it.



I didn’t suggest anyone get out of anything. I was merely pointing out it’s easier to be insular in the age of the smartphone. And this isn’t just a passing observation. Studies on many facets of social health show declines since smartphones have been adopted.




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