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CTyankee

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2. Glad to see this. I have had 3 cell phones myself and now I hate them.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:46 AM

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I am now living in a retirement community where people are older and not staring at their phones all day. We actually have lengthy conversations with each other.

But we're gonna lose this argument. Cell phone technology is extremely helpful in so many ways and I think this alone is outweighing the benefits of not using one.

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'Put your phone away'- Sweden urges parents to restrict phone use around children [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

Good for Sweden. It's saying what Silicon Valley leaders have been actually doing with their children for decades. ancianita Monday #1

Glad to see this. I have had 3 cell phones myself and now I hate them. CTyankee Monday #2

Noo! My kids are in their late forties/early fifties! Wonder Why Monday #3

Not to be the old man shaking a fist at a cloud, but... Happy Hoosier Monday #4

Everybody, not just parents, need to have a phone break, and set the phones down for a regular 'quiet' time. SWBTATTReg Monday #5