At 90, it might not have the phone.
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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Are you guys seriously reading this fabricated anecdote from a self help twitter account called Bonesaw MD and thinking "yup, this is real and true"?
Ironic that it's implying social media addiction kills people. Phone bad, book good!
I mean I agree in principle, but she's 90. Did they really expect her to never have a downturn?
Yeah, I work in orthopedics and rehabilitation and have some patients in their 90s that look better than a lot of people in their 60s. When things turn downward for people 80 and above, it happens quickly.
Most of the time it is because they have a fall or some kind of injury that impedes their mobility. The most common denominator for people in good shape for their advanced age is that they all remain very active, generally walking a couple miles a day.
Loss of mobility is one of the highest predictors for mortality.
Just lost my mom a few years back from that, she stopped going on walks and had dvt which killed her. It's so incredibly important to preserve mobility.
Not moving/being active a lot because of using a smartphone can take the same toll.
Possibly, but the patients I know who generally keep up with their health also tend to keep up with technology fairly well. It's anecdotal, but my experience with these types is that they are highly dependent on their routine.
Could've been just coicidence and not causation in the granny's case (which is anecdotal as well).
Still I think smartphones - or rather: some apps more than others - pose certain risks of wasting a lot of time.
If that time is missing elsewhere, it's not good.
Correlation implies causation. Anecdote and feels are basically fact.
When my grandma was 86, she was still mowing her own grass with a push mower.
Then she fell, had a minor stroke, and though she is still tough as nails she has problems getting up and walking to the bathroom from her bedroom.
At that age, it only takes one bad day to mess you up.
You just kinda have to go along with that when the elderly are dying in the family. I have a few family members who 'just couldn't' with nearly anyone's death, as if every situation could be a full turnaround. People don't want to see the forest for the trees.
Ugh my brain. If you don't appear to age slowly, you will likely appear to age suddenly.
Nah, she just saw all the shit on the internet and decided she was outa here.
Let Gen X here. I have set myself up to get off the screens and get back into healthy habits. Beautiful place in nature, garden, animals, art ... and yet I still doomscroll. The addiction is not easy to leave behind. Luckily all my screens will be broken within the next 5 years and I will be too poor to afford new stuff.
By then I hope to find a working library computer for my internet needs once a week and not think about it for the remaining time!
Have you tried stuff like sitting with the phone in your hand and ignoring the urge to open it, just observing the little thoughts that say "oh i should look at x or Y!" and storing them away for later?
Yesterday I wondered to myself what hopping from screen to screen was doing to our minds and bodies. I go from 3 screens at my desk for work, to my phone, to my personal laptop, to my Steam Deck, to my TV… We do nothing but stare at screens, and most of the time for nothing good.
Yup, praying for the filthy Other to suffer and die keeps you going.
And who is that
Them. You know, those people.
Mean people
The video game pong, from the '70s, destroyed humanity.
Oh wow praying every day really makes you look younger than you are, huh?
It can do that if you learn how to use prayer as a source of inner peace and fearlessness. It doesn't matter at all who or what you pray to - you could also see it as a more personalized technique of meditation if the religious aspect puts you off.
it's a form of meditation in many religions.
They probably just mentioned that to highlight that she was an incredibly mindful and regimented person, drawing contrast with the "watching your parents doomscroll" imagery.