@205381b6 

Quite a bit like what Jonathan Pageau is saying. 

https://podverse.fm/episode/4ErofFo_x

And the continued listening to podcasts and such is replacing our internal monologue. This will stop us from consciously analyzing our decisions, thus robbing us of free will. 

(And yes, I get the irony of referring to a podcast here) 

 Yea, my phone isn't. I removed Google services, deleted my social network .. I just have Element/Signal/SMS, podcasts/music and my photos.  I'll be at a party for over an hour and reach to show someone a photo I took and remember I left it in the car. Without G-services, it lasts for over two days on battery. My Firefox mobile has like 30 old tabs I never look at or remember anything about. I have Fedilab, but never really open it unless I have a specific photo to post.

Phones don't have to be traps. They can turn back into tools. But it does take work. Work most people aren't willing to put in.