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My point was more despite all the limitations people were spending 8+ hours a day on MSN messenger after school. I'd agree that (younger) children should have
by martinald 1y ago
My point was more despite all the limitations people were spending 8+ hours a day on MSN messenger after school.
I'd agree that (younger) children should have limits on social media - that's obvious for many reasons. But why smartphones in general? If they're reading a book or similar on it, what's the harm in that? My main point is it's not really the medium, it's the content.
- bonoboTP 1y agoI think you can also get addicted to constantly refreshing the news, the live coverage of the current big thing (it's the Iran thing right now). I think it's the constantly available Internet in your pocket. If you have a smartphone without internet and put 10 ebooks on it, that won't cause this kind of thing. Though there are also much more addictive mobile games now, compared to grays ale snake we grew up with. The visual flashes and dings...