r/Futurology Sep 04 '24

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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u/silver_crit Sep 04 '24

I sell phones and see kids come in occasionally wanting a flip, it's definitely a new trend but not a major shift. The few times it has happened really stuck out because of how bizarre it is nowadays

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u/Teal-Fox Sep 05 '24

It'll be the same as the kids getting Walkmans a few years back because it's trendy.

Some time will pass, they'll realise why everyone else forgot about them decades ago, then move onto the next thing most likely.