Finland has seen a clear decline in literacy after the emergence of smartphones in the last decade (every child past 7 has one). Although, to be fair, the dire

Finland has seen a clear decline in literacy after the emergence of smartphones in the last decade (every child past 7 has one). Although, to be fair, the direct effect is explained by increased inequality: http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/20/contribution/33833/ http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/20/contri... Yet, I know how digital shit affects me. I'm not talking about the devices themselves, I'm talking about being flung up by some stupid pointless shit in social media or by the colorfull game which totally hijacks the reward mechanisms in my brain. I totally fail to see how the effects which promote shallow, fast reward seeking cognition are not not detrimental... yeah yeah, it sounds like greeks whining about reading spoiling the mind but the difference is that our media is engineered to distact and hijack the mind for no valuable outcome whatsoever. Sure, there are lots of positive effects but that does not mean one should not discuss the negative ones as well.