I read this op-ed in this week’s digital edition of the Fredericksburg Standard. The irony for me is that I believe the editor is a GenXer while I’m a boomer, but this movement to dumb phones is being driven by Gen Z. I’ve yet to make such an extreme downgrade, but I have been disabling my social media accounts this year.

I first canceled my Twitter account because I’ve become so disgusted with Elon Musk. More recently, I have paused my Facebook account – and I really like Facebook. I find it so convenient to stay in touch with close friends and family. But I am becoming uncomfortable with Big Tech’s competence around content moderation, especially with the advent of generative AI. I feel it’s best to simply unplug. And I’m saying this as a technophile.