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I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned.
www.businessinsider.comA growing constellation of groups, mostly led by young people, are advocating for reduced reliance on technology. I went to a rally to learn more.
There‘s a lot of emotions there that lead to irrational decisions. I can‘t really blame them. These tiny slabs robbed them of a childhood that me and many other generations got to enjoy.
Appstinence is something that I couldn‘t imagine doing because it‘s so drastic and I don‘t have that kind of relationship with my phone where that would be preferable or necessary. But they definitely do and maybe they will learn to have a more healthy relationship to technology afterwards. This could be a necessary step toward a better future for them.