The Case for a Digital Detox w/ Casey Johnston
05 29 25
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The Case for a Digital Detox
Casey Johnston
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Casey Johnston to discuss why she pared back on social media, made her smartphone much dumber, and what she learned about how bodies are treated online through her fitness journey.
Guest
Casey Johnston is the creator of the She’s A Beast newsletter and author of A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting.
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Links
- Casey wrote about her DIY Dumbphone Method and reducing social media use.
- Facebook reportedly detected when teenage girls deleted photos so it could serve them beauty ads.