#i try so hard not to romanticise the past because i know id probably kms in the 50s. but i also wouldn't've had to deal with this shit

[imjustli]

I wish it was possible to hold an actually productive discussion with an older person about gen z's phone addiction. Because it's always like, "just stop" like yeah. No shit. The issue is, in this day and age, I'm dependent on my phone. You can quit alcohol by no longer drinking it. You can't quit phone by no longer using it, because you cant stop using your phone. That's how I contact my friends, it's how I pay for various types of transportation, it's how I access my schedule for school and work, it's how I FUCKING IDENTIFY MYSELF for most things online. I'm completely fucking dependent on my phone, and belive me I wish I had other options, but I can't even get a fucking bus card anymore. Of course, I could uninstall my social media. Issue here is that social media is the main way I communicate with most of my friends, and different friend groups use different social media. It's also completely pointless, because they're too easy to access through the browser (I literally uninstalled youtube to stop watching shorts, but that didn't help). I probably should uninstall the games I have, that one I can buy. But on the other hand, I'd rather be addicted to a stupid mobile game than instagram reels, because only one of them is inventing new insecurities for me to have.

Idk I just wish we could have a productive discussion on the issue and why it is and what solutions we could find. Preferably in a way that doesn't shame young people for being addicted to a device specifically designed to make them addicted.