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That millennials rely heavily on technology is no secret. More than eight in ten say they sleep with a mobile phone by their bed, almost two thirds admit to texting while driving, one in five has posted a video of themselves online and three quarters have created a profile on a social networking site. Compared to other generations, millennials are the most active on social media, according to a 2010 report, with 75% of them having created at least one social media account. In contrast, only 50% of Generation X, 30% of baby boomers and 6% of those aged 65 and older use social media. But there is a small percentage of millennials who dont use social media at all. Meet the millennials bucking the trend. Celan Beausoleil, 31, Oakland, California Beausoleil is a social worker and has had anon and off, more off than onrelationship with Facebook. She last deactivated her account in December 2015 after finding the amount of personal information shared by otherstoo heavyto deal with on top of her work demands. “A lot of my job is listening to peoples lives all day, every day and it started to feel so overwhelming to go on social media and see every single detail of everybodys life, including people that I dont really have a relationship with,” she said. “It feels almost like intimacy overload.” She added: “Im holding a lot in my work life

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July 2026