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"screentime" is the worst term because it has almost nothing to do with what they're actually talking about - i.e. does an eReader count as screentime? Why? Why
by XorNot 2y ago
"screentime" is the worst term because it has almost nothing to do with what they're actually talking about - i.e. does an eReader count as screentime? Why? Why does a book not?
- kome 2y agoi don't know but i think it does indeed, i guess there is a relationship between body and mind that screen completely efface. even moving pages, physically, make reading more meaningful: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-read/202402/the-case-for-paper-books-vs-e-readers https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-read/202402/the...
- sebst 2y agoI guess there are two main effects of “screentime”: consumption only (doomscrolling or binge watching) and the light effect. A book would not tick any of those marks An ereader would account for looking into a light source only if you use background illumination. And even then, it can be set to emit significantly less light than a smartphone screen, especially in the blue frequencies
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoIf you want to read a book then you need some source of light.
- sebst 2y agoObviously true. The difference is that the you usually don’t look directly into the light source when reading a book