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They Grew Up With Smartphones. This Is How They Live Without Them. (opens in new tab)

The smartphone has transformed society over the past two decades. Gifting us convenience and on-demand jolts of dopamine, they have also choked our attention spans and ushered in a plague of loneliness. A small but growing horde of people who were raised on these devices are now declaring that they’re fed up, opting instead for so-called dumbphones with built-in limitations. But how do they function in a smartphone-centric world? @nytmag asked six young New Yorkers who have taken this leap to...

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