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Nicotine Patch/Gum

buboard 8y ago
I thought about it , but those came about recently, when cigarettes are known as an active health hazard. So it's more like a health product. We are not yet at the point that tech addiction is considered a health hazard, and imho it will never be, because tech adapts, evolves and improves productivity, and at any give point tech-less life will be a poorer alternative.
- beat 8y ago
  Tech is absolutely a health hazard. Driving while texting is measurably as dangerous as driving drunk. It kills people.
  - buboard 8y ago
    Easily solvable with voice recognition or just calling people on hands free. Cutting out usage of phone for that is overkill.
  - britch 8y ago
    That's definitely a dangerous situation that involves tech, and to some extent tech addiction, but is different from smoking which in all cases has a negative effect on your heath.
  - jlarocco 8y ago
    Not that you're wrong, but doing anything while driving, besides driving, is a health hazard, so I'm not sure that's a great example.
    - beat 8y ago
      It's a great example, because it's actually measurably affecting accident rates.
      - jlarocco 8y ago
        Yeah, but: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/eating-driving-80-car-accidents-study-shows-article-1.427796 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/eating-driving-80-car-ac... But then on the other hand: http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/too-many-pedestrians-injured-by-looking-at-their-phones.html http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructur...
  - kulu2002 8y ago
    Modern Infotainment systems is cars, where you can replicate your entire phone screen on front console or may be Heads-Up display can cause severe driver distraction.
eikenberry 8y ago
The addiction is to nicotine, not how you take it. While these are marketed as ways to quit they are really just alternative forms, much like nicotine vaping. It solves the major health issues with tobacco smoking/chewing but doesn't eliminate the addiction.

Nicotine Patch/Gum

I thought about it , but those came about recently, when cigarettes are known as an active health hazard. So it's more like a health product. We are not yet at the point that tech addiction is considered a health hazard, and imho it will never be, because tech adapts, evolves and improves productivity, and at any give point tech-less life will be a poorer alternative.

beat 8y ago
Tech is absolutely a health hazard. Driving while texting is measurably as dangerous as driving drunk. It kills people.
- buboard 8y ago
  Easily solvable with voice recognition or just calling people on hands free. Cutting out usage of phone for that is overkill.
- britch 8y ago
  That's definitely a dangerous situation that involves tech, and to some extent tech addiction, but is different from smoking which in all cases has a negative effect on your heath.
- jlarocco 8y ago
  Not that you're wrong, but doing anything while driving, besides driving, is a health hazard, so I'm not sure that's a great example.
  - beat 8y ago
    It's a great example, because it's actually measurably affecting accident rates.
    - jlarocco 8y ago
      Yeah, but: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/eating-driving-80-car-accidents-study-shows-article-1.427796 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/eating-driving-80-car-ac... But then on the other hand: http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/too-many-pedestrians-injured-by-looking-at-their-phones.html http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructur...
- kulu2002 8y ago
  Modern Infotainment systems is cars, where you can replicate your entire phone screen on front console or may be Heads-Up display can cause severe driver distraction.

eikenberry 8y ago

The addiction is to nicotine, not how you take it. While these are marketed as ways to quit they are really just alternative forms, much like nicotine vaping. It solves the major health issues with tobacco smoking/chewing but doesn't eliminate the addiction.