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You may spend nearly nine years looking at your phone

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We have successfully evolved to spend a tenth of our existence staring into a tiny, glowing abyss. If you add up the daily screen time over an average lifespan, you are dedicating a solid decade to scrolling past people you barely tolerate and watching dogs on skateboards. Time is precious, unless there is good Wi-Fi.

You may spend nearly nine years looking at your phone
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