Re-evaluating Steve Jobs: iPhone's net impact on society
granawkins · x · 2026-10-12
The author argues it's time to re-evaluate Steve Jobs' legacy: the iPhone's net effect has been atomizing society, spreading brainrot, tighter surveillance and harming teens' mental health — Jobs can't be 0% responsible.
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