Bibi spends more time on her phone than she would like. Addicted to that thing that eavesdrops on me all day, keeps track of my algorithm, and starts talking to me unsolicited when I tell my partner I want to be ‘SIRIUS’ about the length of his beard. You know the saying: “Sorry, I think I don’t quite understand you.” It sounds like my conscience is speaking to me.’
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Her conscience is also exactly what gets her down when she checks her screen time. The biggest time waster? Instagram. ‘I spent an hour and 52 minutes in the company of my best friend. (1:52: that’s almost my height!) When the clock shows 5 pm, I’ve been busy all day, without consciously having been on that phone. At least that’s what I thought, but I managed to swipe unnecessarily for almost two hours.’
“I realized I was screwed up,” Bibi continues. She also worries about her daughter Teddy’s childhood with so many ‘social influences’. “But she might find them laughable by then. Tiktok and Tinder? That’s really for grandmas, mom!”
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The entire column by Bibi Breijman can be read in Flair. The latest edition will be in stores tomorrow.
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