US EditionA small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone
- More than a dozen millennials gathered in a Brooklyn brownstone apartment and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing and conversation.
- Dan Fox, a stand-up comedian, claims products have become "more insidious and more extractive, exploitative," driving members of the nascent movement to "want to start a revolution."
- Princeton University historian Graham Burnett argues people "need to rewild their attention," while MS NOW host Chris Hayes explores the movement through his bestselling book on attention as an endangered resource.
- Oberlin College's Harkness Housing and Dining Co-op banned technology in shared spaces during January, with junior Ozzie Frazier reporting participants felt "a lot of people felt very connected to each other."
- Attention activism groups have spread across the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Croatia, France and England, with Burnett expecting the backlash against what many call "human fracking" to expand further.
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Attention Movement Grows as “Digital Detox” Groups Push Back Against Smartphones
More than a dozen millennials gathered in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing and conversation — anything but staring at screens. A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end office space. Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes. Then they set them down and looked at the…
Attention activism gains global momentum: Why it matters?
A new movement is emerging, with millennials and Gen Z pushing back against constant screen time. These groups are organising offline gatherings and promoting 'dumb phones' to reclaim their attention. Activists aim to reduce the influence of Big Tech companies. This rebellion against digital distraction is spreading across the globe, encouraging people to reconnect with real life and each other.
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