Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.

The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months, according to a recent survey by Reviews.org, and that cycle is getting longer. The average was around 22 months in 2016.

While squeezing as much life out of your device as possible may save money in the short run, especially amid widespread fears about the strength of the consumer and job market, it might cost the economy in the long run, especially when device hoarding occurs at the level of corporations.

  • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Can we please stop with the em-dash bullshit? That’s a literary tool, not a sign of an LLM in play. That people did not encounter them ahead of ChatGPT speaks more to their news diet than the ability to be a literary critic.

    • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      It’s a literary tool that is so pervasive in LLM output and so unused in most writing that it’s become a common indicator that LLMs may be involved. Considering the disjointed flow from subject to subject and shittyness of the article in general, I think that the odds are in my favor.

      Feel free to continue shouting from your high horse though.