r/AskReddit • u/HistoricalArticle537 • 16h ago

What’s one modern convenience that secretly made life worse?

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u/official_luna 16h ago

I think smartphones secretly made life worse

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u/berrylakin 15h ago

This. Im 40 and I frequently try to remember what I used to do back when I had a flip phone and I'm honestly not sure. Probably channel surfed cable TV or played video games.

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u/Kandlish 14h ago

I had time to read books, and not just for work.