Is Your Smartphone a Brain Extension? The Dilemma of Going Dumb
WIRED writer Elana Klein explores the idea that smartphones have become a cognitive extension of our brains, detailing how some Gen Z peers opt for dumbphones to regain attention and privacy while acknowledging the social and practical costs. Klein herself struggles with the fear of disorientation and loss of social fluency if she ditched the device, arguing that going “dumb” challenges not just habits but the very way we think and remember, given that our external tech increasingly acts as part of our mind.