*I took my kids to the playground without bringing my phone — and it was a revelation.*

*In the year since I quit [so-called] social media, my screen time has fallen, my mood is up — even my resting heart rate is lower.*

This is an additional reason to quit. The reason I refuse to use those systems is that they require nonfree software, which can be modified by 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.