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A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this
Dan Fox’s gatherings draw more than a dozen millennials who trade screens for conversation, reading and crafts for about two hours.
- On March 25, more than a dozen millennials gathered at organizer Dan Fox's Brooklyn home, placing their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing, and conversation.
- Participants are joining a growing movement against the 'omnipresent screen,' responding to Big Tech firms designing products to track usage and capture user focus.
- Junior participant Ozzie Frazier noted people began checking out of their digital lives during the month-long project, saying, "That allowed us to spend a lot of time just talking to each other."
- Similar groups have emerged globally, with chapters appearing across the Atlantic Ocean, as individuals express relief about needing to move away from constant email and text checking.
- Organizers view these gatherings as a necessary rejection of the 'yoke of time-sucking apps,' aiming to restore the 'fullness of their relationship' with the world.
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