Surveys show that while a growing number of teenagers are trying to decouple from smartphones and social media, Baby Boomers are spending more time than ever on iPads and other devices. In seven or fewer words, create a public service announcement that younger Americans could use to warn their elders about the dangers of screen addiction.
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: Not okay, Boomer
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Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
SECOND PLACE: Get off my LAN!
Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Va.
THIRD PLACE: Social Security, not social media
Trish Studer, Massillon, Ohio
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Aren’t your eyes bad enough already?
Rich Wolf, Westminster, Md.
Don’t trust anybody over 30 feet away.
Larry Hance, Barboursville, Va.
6 or 7 hours online is sus.
Doug Carasso, Seal Beach, Calif.
Get your “Face” in a “Book,” Grandma,
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pa.
Incontinence pads, yes. iPads, no.
Mike Graves, Emporia, Kan.
Don’t scroll your feed. Roll your weed.
Peter Gordon, Great Neck, N.Y.
Screen out your screens, bruh!
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.
Use parental control.
Darrell White, Lakewood, Colo.
I learned it by watching you doomscroll.
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
Look up: Don’t ghost your own fam.
Diane Larson, Beaverton, Ore.
Just say no to Boomscrolling!
John Anderson, Winston-Salem, N.C.
You didn’t get this old by yourself.
Moe Cougher, Olathe, Kan.