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  • 3 days ago | flipboard.com | Jacalyn Wetzel

    11 hours agoCustomers who are at least 55 years old can sign up for a new plan that's cheaper than the carrier's standard plans -- and is available across the US. AT&T has debuted its new phone plan for seniors, offering service at a reduced price for customers 55 years old and up. (Yes, Gen X, that's you -- or …

  • 3 days ago | upworthy.com | Jacalyn Wetzel

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  • 4 days ago | upworthy.com | Jacalyn Wetzel

    As the world becomes increasingly more concerned with the ways that humans perpetrate bias across many different traits, such as race, ethnicity, income level, sex, gender, and sexuality, a spotlight has been shone on the advantages that people get for being good-looking. It’s another way some thrive because of their genetic luck, while others must work much harder for equal treatment. Sure, looks aren’t 100% genetic.

  • 4 days ago | upworthy.com | Jacalyn Wetzel

    We know too much screen time is not good for us. We also know that younger folks are particularly susceptible to screen addiction. Crucially, teachers and psychologists have been sounding the alarm about the effects of too much screen time on young people for years now. Reports flood in every year that more and more people in schools struggle to do anything without ChatGPT's help, that they're way behind in learning fundamental skills, that they're disrespectful and lazy.

  • 6 days ago | upworthy.com | Jacalyn Wetzel

    An estimated 56 million US adults were reported as being affected by scam robocalls, resulting in $25.4 billion in losses, according to a 2023 Truecaller U.S. Spam and Scam Report. This means that about 21% of US adults were victimized by phone scams in 2023 alone. Surprisingly, the report also found that, despite the stereotype of seniors being the biggest victims of phone scams, young adults between the ages 18-44 were three times more likely to be taken advantage of than older adults 45 and up.