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Have you watched White Lotus? Most memorable thing for me - other than reinforcing Mike White isa genius - was the teenager son losing his phone/tablet and after a few grumpy days becoming the only happy person on the show.

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Aug 29Liked by Chris James

Just finishing the book, "The Anxious Generation." Highly recommend it.

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"The promise of connection, to many places and people. Incredible power. Amazing convenience and benefits. Now you can move anywhere - live anywhere." - This was great, I love the analogy between phones and cars making our lives "easier" when it's actually making us lonelier and more isolated.

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Love the tag-teaming on this issue by you and Alex. You are both very persuasive with the sharing of your experience. Thank you for elevating another vision.

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Sep 11Liked by Chris James

I recently switched to a Lightphone, and it has made a big difference. It’s pretty rudimentary, but it gets the job done. The next iteration will have a camera, the lack of which is the only real drawback, as I have young kids and wish to document special moments.

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That's awesome, thanks for sharing. Does it have WhatsApp?

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No, I don't believe so. It has calling, texting, clock, alarm, and calculator. Screen is kindle-style e-ink, it cannot display pictures or images. If you receive and image in a text, the text is forwarded to your email with the image as an attachment.

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Sep 1Liked by Chris James

I just put my phone away from my sight when I want to focus on something at hand.

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