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Older adults' screen time replacing reading, daughter says
Original: "Over the years, Anne says she has watched her mother abandon crossword puzzles, newspapers, and books in favor of the f
A woman tells New York magazine's Intelligencer that her mother, over the years, gave up crossword puzzles, newspapers and books in favor of scrolling feeds, in a piece by Jessica Lucas examining screen addiction among aging parents. The story frames excessive phone and social media use as a problem affecting older generations, not only the young.
Why now: It resonates because adult children are increasingly worried about aging parents' social media and phone dependence.
AnneJessica LucasNew York magazineIntelligencer
Evidence
- "Over the years, Anne says she has watched her mother abandon crossword puzzles, newspapers, and books in favor of the feed." Jessica Lucas for New York/Intelligencer: https:// nymag.com/intelligencer/articl e/boomer-parents-screen-time-problem.html # Longreads # Tech # Aging #… · longreads@mastodon.world · 11
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