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Ask HN: In what ways is the technology that we use every day bad for our health?
Are all these devices and screens bad for our senses and brains? Are all these signals and frequencies bad for our brains and bodies? Are all these networks and apps making us more connected or less? etc, etc, etc.
- hans1729 6y agoYou're gonna have to be a lot more specific if you want to see engagement, your audience here expects more than 'all these signals and frequencies'
- fsflover 6y agoFor a general question, here is the general answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_device_radiation_and_health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_device_radiation_and_....
- giantg2 6y agoYou can look at the studies on PubMed. Since you mentioned frequencies... There are some regarding wireless tech such as cell phones linked to brain cancers and wifi linked to lower sperm count. Even correlation between living near high powered electrical lines and specific childhood cancers.
- helph67 6y agoThe constant use of social media is a problem... https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/918459 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/918459 Blue light concerns the W.H.O... https://scitechdaily.com/night-time-exposure-to-blue-light-including-many-tablet-and-phone-screens-associated-with-increased-risk-of-cancer/ https://scitechdaily.com/night-time-exposure-to-blue-light-i...
- goatcode 6y agoMost anything that makes it less likely for us to move and be outside (in actual greenery, not streets and sidewalks) is grossly incompatible with how our bodies work.