Man Who Has Never Owned a Smartphone Believes They’re a ‘Plague’ and a ‘Terrible Deterioration of Life’

Man Who Has Never Owned a Smartphone Believes They’re a ‘Plague’ and a ‘Terrible Deterioration of Life’
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A language teacher who has never had a smartphone says he considers them a “plague” and “a terrible deterioration of life,” but believes that he'll soon have to succumb to the digital age and buy one.

For years, 70-year-old Yves Lombardo has been afraid of leaving information about himself online and doesn’t want to be freely contactable. However, his choice to not get a smartphone was made long ago when he predicted the negative effects they have on our lives.