Examining the Smartphone Theory of Everything, which blames phones for anxiety, populism, and polarization, despite harms being concentrated in the Anglosphere (Derek Thompson)

Derek Thompson: Examining the Smartphone Theory of Everything, which blames phones for anxiety, populism, and polarization, despite harms being concentrated in the Anglosphere  —  Many people believe that the nexus of smartphones, Internet, and social media is to blame for every modern catastrophe.

Mar 30, 2026 - 12:00
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Examining the Smartphone Theory of Everything, which blames phones for anxiety, populism, and polarization, despite harms being concentrated in the Anglosphere (Derek Thompson)

Derek Thompson:
Examining the Smartphone Theory of Everything, which blames phones for anxiety, populism, and polarization, despite harms being concentrated in the Anglosphere  —  Many people believe that the nexus of smartphones, Internet, and social media is to blame for every modern catastrophe.

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