Adults Need a Tech Exit

Smartphone and social‑media harms aren’t only a child‑protection problem: faculty, retirees, and other adults report sustained‑attention loss and impaired agency. Policies and interventions (workplace norms, retirement supports, adult digital detox programs) should be designed with adults in mind, not only children or schools. — If true, this reframes tech‑regulation and public‑health debates to include adult populations and civic resilience, expanding the target of interventions and the political stakes.