This is also bothersome to me. I find that we've completely dismissed the wisdom of the Greeks in regards to moderation. There's always a middle path to follow.

This is also bothersome to me. I find that we've completely dismissed the wisdom of the Greeks in regards to moderation. There's always a middle path to follow. When I find my smartphone usage is interfering with life I just make simple and small changes to make it slightly inconvenient to pull out and read. I'll plug it into a charger at home and leave it my bedroom so I'm not tempted to pull it out when my son wants to play, for example. Or I have an annoying unlock pattern to keep me from casual reddit reading when I shouldn't be. The problem is that 'boring' solutions like these that actually work aren't exciting enough to make it to the top of a voting system like HN or reddit have. So we only get the big dramatic articles because those tickle the lizard part of our brains that say "omg upvote this!" The more calm and rational side of us is far too slow moving and less easily excited to make that effort for more 'boring' articles. Its like we're all living in Kahneman's thinking 'fast' world now. I sometimes wonder what it'll be like for the kids growing up today who will know nothing but targeted ads, customized news, clickbait articles, and everyone gaming the 'attention economy.' Will they be better or worse off than those who grew up before those things. Endless 'fast' thinking and constant instant gratification may come with a price in the long run.