> but maybe a way to get teenagers not wanting a smartphone is to make it not a instrument of dopamine rush but a bringer of sadness One doesn't exclude the ot

> but maybe a way to get teenagers not wanting a smartphone is to make it not a instrument of dopamine rush but a bringer of sadness One doesn't exclude the other. I was mortified seeing my relatives demonstrate how they track their children's every movement in real time as well as limit their phone usage. All without much effect because they themselves are glued to their devices. It's really a question of setting an example and I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason all those children received phones so early was to make them stop demanding attention so that their parents could look at screens.