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Born in 80, so a similar vintage to you; and yeah, we have connections and information now, but I feel like we should have stopped some time around 05, before smartphones really took hold.
I'm absolutely willing to accept that I'm wearing the highest grade rose tinted goggles, but not having to do everything online certainly felt better than whatever all this is. gestures broadly
I remember what it was like before I could stave off boredom at any time, but even then I don't think the convenience outweighs the problems. Though in fairness it's not really the phones, but the companies who make billions from us using them. But those companies had nowhere near the same amount of power, and I can't help thinking that was a good thing.