{
  "id": 3999248,
  "title": "Welcome to the Scrolling Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/welcome-to-the-scrolling-backlash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "slug": "the-atlantic",
    "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/08/welcome-to-the-scrolling-backlash/688446/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck investigated the reasons behind people's desire to renegotiate their relationships with technology. In a new five-part podcast series called How to Touch Grass, she and her colleague discuss the nostalgia for pre-internet days, how our brains are changing, and the potential benefits of disconnecting. Beck shares her own experience of feeling \"sick\" after using her phone, describing it as a loss of time and identity. She and her co-host, Natalie Brennan, aim to explore the current moment where many people feel the need to renegotiate their relationship with technology.",
  "summary": "Why so many people are trying to be more offline",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}