The Digital Detox Delusion

The Digital Detox Delusion

Lately, headlines trumpet a growing trend: the best dumbphones for a digital detox. Across the internet, testimonials flood in. Former screen addicts praising their escape route, a plastic brick that calls, texts, and does little else. This is the modern equivalent of wearing a hair shirt. Self-flagellation disguised as wellness. The digital detox movement promises liberation through limitation. But it’s built on a fundamental misunderstanding o…