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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
by 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 agoTech is absolutely a health hazard. Driving while texting is measurably as dangerous as driving drunk. It kills people.
- buboard 8y agoEasily solvable with voice recognition or just calling people on hands free. Cutting out usage of phone for that is overkill.
- britch 8y agoThat'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 agoNot 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 agoIt's a great example, because it's actually measurably affecting accident rates.
- jlarocco 8y agoYeah, 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 agoModern 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.