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Digital life
fromZDNET
10 hours ago

This $50 gadget bricked my iPhone and altered my relationship with it (for the better)

Screen time normalizes into multi-hour daily habits that erode time, energy, and wellbeing, causing cyclical app removal and eventual relapse during low-energy periods.
Mental health
fromMedium
1 week ago

Are we designing for brain rot?

Habit-forming social media designs promote doomscrolling, contributing to 'brain rot,' eroding attention spans and social life.
Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

30 Years Ago, Kathryn Bigelow And James Cameron Teamed Up For An Underrated, Prescient Sci-Fi Thriller

Strange Days depicts immersive recorded-POV virtual reality that commodifies trauma and violence, exposing societal dehumanization, racialized police brutality, and pervasive screen addiction.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

I tried to make my phone as unaddictive as possible - here's how you can too

Constantly glued to my screen, I can't even take time out to enjoy a film. I never intended to become the kind of person so attached to their phone.
Digital life
Digital life
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Life Without Screens: This Camp Is a Teen's Worst Nightmare

Teenagers are increasingly dependent on screens, leading to the emergence of digital detox camps.
Digital life
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows

Addiction to social media and video games increases the risk of suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
fromZDNET
4 months ago

How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

Smartphones' endless distractions have prompted rising interest in dumbphones as alternatives, as users seek respite from screen addiction, indicating a market shift.
Wearables
Parenting
fromThe Atlantic
6 months ago

What 'Adolescence' Understands About Phones and Kids

The show illustrates how a screen-based childhood can lead to severe consequences, including violence and mental health crises.
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