How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)
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This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. Pushkin. Do you remember when you got your first cell phone? I do.
It was the late 90s, and I was a grad student back in Boston. All my friends were starting to get mobile phones. So I wanted one too. I remember sitting outside in Harvard Square and finally unboxing my new Nokia. And it felt really cool, futuristic even.
I could call my mom while walking to work, and I could text my friends. That new Nokia made it easy to travel and to find people while you were out in the world. Granted, it didn't have email or maps or music or a camera or even a calculator, I think. But it was still a game changer. Even today, I remember that first ringtone very fondly.
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