The Great Disconnect: Why Tech's Grip Is Finally Slipping The Atlantic's five part podcast series "How to Touch Grass" has tapped into a widespread sentiment that people are tired of being controlled by their phones.
For years, we've been conditioned to believe that our devices are essential to our lives, but what if this is not true? What if our addiction to tech is precisely what's keeping us from truly experiencing life?
The backlash against big tech has been building for some time now, driven by concerns about data exploitation, algorithmic manipulation, and the erosion of attention spans.