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I think we're at the tail end of a unique cultural moment where "phone addiction" is even a conceivable idea. They are already arguably the human tool, and in a
by nategri 9y ago
I think we're at the tail end of a unique cultural moment where "phone addiction" is even a conceivable idea. They are already arguably the human tool, and in a decade or two the devices will be so firmly a fixture of interaction that "phone addiction" will seem as quaint an idea as "book addiction."
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- svantana 9y agoI would compare it to sugar instead. At some point in the last century, food companies figured out that they could leverage the sweet tooth inherent in us using refined sugars. Dental health declined rapidly and obesity went up. It took a couple of decades for society to catch up and put in place countermeasures. To me it seems it's getting better, although at a pretty slow pace; people generally know more about the issue, sugar taxes are being put in place, and there's now some social stigma around excessive candy eating. Similarly, we're beginning to wise up around the exploitation of our attention. The dopamine hit is real, just like with sugar, but we can also learn to override those impulses by focusing on longer-term goals (being in shape, having a healthy social life).