I use ChatGPT sometimes, but only after I've exhausted google's results for my search and not found the answer I was looking for, or when the query is so obscure that the enhanced problem solving ability of ChatGPT warrants going to it first. I like ChatGPT for solving mundane math problems because I can check its work, and getting the answers I need that way are quicker than doing it myself manually. I still don't trust ChatGPT for anything subjective, because I get spurious results from it anytime the answer to my question is not cut and dry. But what it can do, it does well.
I don't have a circle of friends, so I have no idea what other people are doing, outside of what I read online.
The Precariat are sick of being required to maintain continuous connectivity and looking for an excuse to swap "smart" phones for dumb ones. This could be just the stimulus that nascent movement needs to get off the ground.