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I use my "phone" (mini-communications computer) as a tool not a toy. However, there are those who are glued to their screens. I grew up with land lines...no such thing as an answering machine, and black-and-white TV with 3 channels! I was NEVER in the house except to eat, bathe, and sleep unless the weather was atrocious. The danger is for young people today who sit in the house all day staring at a screen...that's who we need to worry about.
I would say definitely. We get too wrapped up in convenience every time a new technology comes out without asking “Are there short or long term consequences to using this new tech?”
Take one of the Facebook engineers a few years ago that regretted the design choices and KNEW changing such things as the notification alerts from blue to red would cause people to incessantly check their messages when they saw that color. That is one tiny example per this engineer that knew they were manipulating the mind of the user and it would start to erode the fabric of society.
Anyone remember when CNET used to report SARS rating(iirc on the name)? Essentially measuring the radiation output of new phones back in the early 2000s. That disappeared by the time the iPhone was released. What happened to such reporting? As far as I know, there is still controversy on the subject.
Soo many examples but it easier to ignore because it’s fun, convenient and we can’t think beyond new is always better.
Haha, I guess we should be concerned, but I think we all have a lot of other more pressing issues to be concerned with than how long we use our phones.
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I use my "phone" (mini-communications computer) as a tool not a toy. However, there are those who are glued to their screens. I grew up with land lines...no such thing as an answering machine, and black-and-white TV with 3 channels! I was NEVER in the house except to eat, bathe, and sleep unless the weather was atrocious. The danger is for young people today who sit in the house all day staring at a screen...that's who we need to worry about.
The question is “Should we be concerned?”
Signs of addiction:
Walking around in public with your head down and buried in your phone
Using your phone while driving, being a death threat to motorcyclists and other motorists
Using your phone at meetings when you should be paying attention to whoever is speaking
Waking up at intervals during the night to check your phone
Excusing the use of your phone in any of those scenarios by saying you can do them and be safe at the same time 😉
I would say definitely. We get too wrapped up in convenience every time a new technology comes out without asking “Are there short or long term consequences to using this new tech?”
Take one of the Facebook engineers a few years ago that regretted the design choices and KNEW changing such things as the notification alerts from blue to red would cause people to incessantly check their messages when they saw that color. That is one tiny example per this engineer that knew they were manipulating the mind of the user and it would start to erode the fabric of society.
Anyone remember when CNET used to report SARS rating(iirc on the name)? Essentially measuring the radiation output of new phones back in the early 2000s. That disappeared by the time the iPhone was released. What happened to such reporting? As far as I know, there is still controversy on the subject.
Soo many examples but it easier to ignore because it’s fun, convenient and we can’t think beyond new is always better.
Haha, I guess we should be concerned, but I think we all have a lot of other more pressing issues to be concerned with than how long we use our phones.
This is what I think, If you can't let your phone charge to 100% without using it, you have a problem.
Go find some help to the nearest "Anonymous phone addicted office"