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This word "screen time" seems to be very poorly defined. I think the harmfulness surely strongly depends on what you're doing with the screen. Reading a book? W
by exporectomy 5y ago
This word "screen time" seems to be very poorly defined. I think the harmfulness surely strongly depends on what you're doing with the screen. Reading a book? Writing a book? Scrolling through social media?
- vorpalhex 5y agoThere are (at least) three ways to consider "harmful" too. + Looking at screens is actually just hard on your eyes. You can make this better (eye relief screens, less brightness, make sure to look away from screens occasionally, blink...) + Spending a whole bunch of time staring at a screen may be a sign something else is going on - anxiety, depression, etc. The screen isn't the cause, it's just a form of escapism. + "Vegging" where you endlessly scroll memes or tiktoks or whatever the cool kids are doing these days. It's not quite relaxing, but it's not beneficial either. Especially with social media, it can actually be really anxiety causing.
- mcswell 5y agoI'm pretty sure scrolling through social media raises my blood pressure.