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The Nose Wonders If Smartphones Have Destroyed A Generation

Actually, it's The Atlantic that wonders "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" And, of course, the answer is, in a word: No. But then, high school kids are less interested in driving than they used to be. Or something. So there's almost a mental health crisis. Or something. The Nose gets into it.

And then: What's the best way to say goodbye? Sometimes it's just to leave.

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