Yes, screens aren't inherently anything, but I think they're using "screens" as shorthand for the phone/social media/apps ecosystem that does have addictive qua

Yes, screens aren't inherently anything, but I think they're using "screens" as shorthand for the phone/social media/apps ecosystem that does have addictive qualities and is fairly well studied. Tons of good references in here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240116/ OTOH I think it's fair to say that something like an e-reader or a dumb watch has low-addictive qualities, and have screens.