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rthomas6  ·  2455 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

I am skeptical of the assertion that these teenagers have so little freedom. I'm waaaay out of touch with that age range, but from the little I've gotten to see, they do spend a lot of time on their phones, but they also do extracurriculars and drive places with their friends. I've seen kids skateboarding. I've seen them in loud groups at malls and bookstores.

It doesn't look so different from my teenage years, except they have smartphones instead of IM, Starcraft, Xanga, and MySpace.

Then again, this is just an anecdote vs. actual data.