It seems almost everyone has a smartphone these days, and the younger you are the more likely you will be to have one. Among teens and 20-somethings, old-fashioned flip phones would seem to be about as rare as T-Rexes dressed in tuxedos for a night on the town.

Yet according to Forrester Research, about 15 percent of Internet-using Americans ages 18 to 24, and 13 percent of those between the ages of 25 and 34 have turned their backs on smartphones altogether, making these tech-averse Millennials a surprisingly robust minority.

Some don’t switch because of the cost. Others appreciate the reliability of their flip phones. Many simply don’t want to be tethered to the Internet all the time. Said 26-year-old Angela Baker of her flip phone: “It just seemed like it would be better for my addled brain than a smartphone. Personally, I’m too scattered and unfocused to handle email and Facebook on my phone.” (Time)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.