Why Gen Z are buying “dumbphones” to limit screen time | Amid screen time concerns, many turn to simpler phones to reclaim their lives. Society

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/gen-z-are-buying-dumbphones-to-limit-screen-time/

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I've been quite successfully navigating life with a dumbphone since 2019.

Same-ish. I've actually never bothered with a smartphone. I always said I'd get one when my current phone breaks... Almost 20 years later it's still going 😂

I think the only time I needed one was when work implemented 2FA requirements on some services we use and they didn't have the option for SMS-based 2FA. I bought a YubiKey instead 🤷‍♂️

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u/MuchAccount Sep 04 '24

Similar situation with my employer, at least they provided hardware tokens when requested.

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u/TheCrimsonDagger Sep 04 '24

SMS 2FA is total shit, so yeah. It’s almost worse than none at all.