I took my kids to the playground without bringing my phone — and it was arevelation.In the year since I quit [so-called] social media, my screen time hasfallen, my mood is up — even my resting heart rate is lower.This is an additional reason to quit. The reason I refuse to usethose systems is that they require nonfree software, which can be modifiedby others (though usually not by you), and much of it is malware.Like Emma Brockes, I find children mostly boring.I avoided that problem for myself by not having any.