Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones

<p>We've all dreamt of lobbing our smartphone into the ocean and going off grid.</p><p>So what happens when you follow through with it?</p><p>For the final episode of Brain Rot, we speak to the people who decided they'd had enough.</p><p>From a French village, to Gen Z 'luddites' in New York City and a group of parents in regional Victoria, there are clubs, campaigns and even laws dedicated to a smartphone-free life.</p><p>But in 2025, how do you pull it off? And is it actually worth it?</p><p>This episode originally aired on <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction/brain-rot/105534830">Brain Rot</a>, a series of the ABC podcast <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction">Science Friction</a>. Sana will be back with all-new episodes of All in the Mind from Sunday 19 October.</p><p>Guests:</p><p>Stan Awtrey</p><p>Sportswriter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</p><p>Vincent Paul-Petit</p><p>Mayor, Seine-Port, France</p><p>Lisa Given</p><p>Prof...