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I also think generalizing smartphone use as “addiction” is a misrepresentation! I have no doubt that some people are addicted to their phones...but just as som
by rock_hard 9y ago
I also think generalizing smartphone use as “addiction” is a misrepresentation!
I have no doubt that some people are addicted to their phones...but just as some people are addicted to Siracha sauce
The media needs to chill the fuck out and move on to the next hype cycle...or better (but unrealistic): stop the hype around anything and just go back to reporting actual news
- tjr225 9y ago> I have no doubt that some people are addicted to their phones...but just as some people are addicted to Siracha sauce I don't think _anyone_ is addicted to sriracha in the same way people are addicted to their personal devices. Downplaying this problem is the last thing that should be done.
- rock_hard 9y agoVia Wikipedia: Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.[8] Despite the involvement of a number of psychosocial factors, a biological process – one which is induced by repeated exposure to an addictive stimulus – is the core pathology that drives the development and maintenance of an addiction.[1][9] The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they are reinforcing (i.e., they increase the likelihood that a person will seek repeated exposure to them) and intrinsically rewarding (i.e., they are perceived as being inherently positive, desirable, and pleasurable). ——— And now go and google Sriracha addiction
- tjr225 9y agoThe implications of a device and connectivity addiction are more grave than that of a Sriracha addiction - regardless of what the definition of addiction are.
- fastball 9y agoI'm way more addicted to hot sauce than I am to any electronics and I spend all day on electronics.
- tpkj 9y agoAh, but without the 24x7 hype cycle, the media cannot feed addiction to media.
- rock_hard 9y agoBingo! You win Hackernews!