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MattGaiser on June 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Wait Until 8th pledge

> I did not have a cellphone until I was 19. I grew up to be just fine.

Did you grow up in a world where most other kids had them and fluency with smartphone use was expected?

stuckkeys on June 6, 2023 [–]

I migrated to the state from a poor country. But I get it kids are way more exposed now vs what I was back a decade ago.

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